Pureplay

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Involved with a single product. not-comparable

    "Chang gained trust by allaying fears that TSMC would steal designs, as pure-play foundries have no use of them; TSMC stealing from chip designers would be like a printing press stealing plots from novelists."

  2. 2
    Whose sole business activity is over the Internet. not-comparable

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"Chang gained trust by allaying fears that TSMC would steal designs, as pure-play foundries have no use of them; TSMC stealing from chip designers would be like a printing press stealing plots from novelists."

Etymology

From pure + play.

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