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Noun

1. 1
   A transparent quartz block marked with many high-resolution images; a series of them are used in the photolithography of integrated circuits, one for each layer.

   "Near-synonym: reticle (broadly synonymous in context)"

Synonyms

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reticle[appendix:glossary

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"Near-synonym: reticle (broadly synonymous in context)"

Etymology

From photo- + mask.

Related phrases

high resolutionintegrated circuit

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