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Silicon Valley an industrial region, approximately 20 mi (32 km) long, in the Santa Clara Valley between Palo Alto and San Jose, mainly in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties, W central Calif., where many computer manufacturing and design companies are located. Computer-software and other high-technology industries are also there. The name derives from high-purity silicon used in making the semiconductors used in computers.

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A Dictionary of the Internet | 2001 | | © A Dictionary of the Internet 2001, originally published by Oxford University Press 2001. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Silicon Valley An area in California south-west of San Francisco famed for the quality and quantity of IT products.
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A Dictionary of Computing | 2004 | | © A Dictionary of Computing 2004, originally published by Oxford University Press 2004. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Silicon Valley A name used for a part of west California, south of San Francisco, that contains a large number of computer and software companies.
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