re-chip /riːˈtʃɪp/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle re-chipped , present participle re-chipping ) [transitive]
to put a new computer ↑ chip into a piece of electronic equipment such as a ↑ mobile phone or a computer games machine so that you can use software that you are not supposed to use, or use a service that you have not paid for