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Meaning of "Silicon Fen" in the English dictionary

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SILICON FEN

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Silicon Fen is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SILICON FEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Silicon Fen

Silicon Fen

Silicon Fen is the name given to the region around Cambridge, England, which is home to a large cluster of high-tech businesses focusing on software, electronics and biotechnology. Many of these businesses have connections with Cambridge University, and the area is now one of the most important technology centres in Europe. It is called "Silicon Fen" by analogy with Silicon Valley in California, because it lies at the southern tip of the English Fenland. The interest in technology in the area started with Acorn Computers.

Definition of Silicon Fen in the English dictionary

The definition of Silicon Fen in the dictionary is an area of Cambridgeshire, esp around the city of Cambridge, in which industries associated with information technology are concentrated.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SILICON FEN

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Silicon Glen
silicon rectifier
Silicon Valley

WORDS THAT END LIKE SILICON FEN

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Synonyms and antonyms of Silicon Fen in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Silicon Fen» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SILICON FEN

Find out the translation of Silicon Fen to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Silicon Fen from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Silicon Fen» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

硅奋
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Silicon Fen
570 millions of speakers

English

Silicon Fen
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सिलिकॉन दलदल
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

السيليكون الفين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Silicon Fen
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Silicon Fen
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সিলিকন ফেন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Silicon Fen
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Fen silikon
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Silicon Fen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

シリコンフェン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

실리콘 펜
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Silicon Fen
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Silicon Fen
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிலிக்கான் ஃபென்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सिलिकॉन फेन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Silikon Fen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Silicon Fen
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Silicon Fen
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Silicon Fen
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Silicon Fen
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Silicon Fen
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Silicon Fen
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Silicon Fen
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Silicon Fen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Silicon Fen

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SILICON FEN»

The term «Silicon Fen» is used very little and occupies the 181.471 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SILICON FEN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Silicon Fen

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SILICON FEN»

Discover the use of Silicon Fen in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Silicon Fen and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Clusters of Creativity: Enduring Lessons on Innovation and ...
Enduring Lessons on Innovation and Entrepreneurship from Silicon Valley and Europe's Silicon Fen Rob Koepp. have left the town of Cambridge behind and the motorway merges north-westerly with the A14 dual carriageway (''split highway'' ...
Rob Koepp, 2003
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The Indispensable University: Higher Education, Economic ...
Barry Moore, “Silicon Fen—The Cambridge Phenomenon as a CaseHistory of Present-Day Industrial Clustering,” The Diebold Institute for Public Policy Studies, http://www.dieboldinstitute.org/paper24.pdf (accessed September 10, 2007), 15.
Eugene P. Trani, Robert D. Holsworth, 2010
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Economy of Cambridge: Silicon Fen, Cambridge Science Park, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
LLC Books, 2010
4
Creating Regional Wealth in the Innovation Economy: Models, ...
11. Cambridge. —. Incubator. fdr. inndvatidn,. "Small. is. Beautiful". Welcome to Silicon Fen. the U.K.'s Version of Silicon Valley Greater Cambridge. with the city of Cambridge at its heart. sits within the wider region defined as the East of ...
Jeff Saperstein, Daniel Rouach, 2002
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Global Strategic Management
The best-known cluster in information technology is Silicon Valley in California, but smaller ones include India's Silicon Valley near Bangalore, the Multimedia Super Corridor in Malaysia, and Silicon Fen near Cambridge in the UK. One key  ...
Jedrzej George Frynas, Kamel Mellahi, 2011
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Social and Organizational Performace Review: Concepts and ...
Silicon Fen and the corridor of Boston Route 128 - connecting with the large centers on the East and West Coast - showed continued and resilient growth in the midst of the Great Depression. When the United States entered WWII, the Silicon ...
Performance Improvement Institute, 2010
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Business Environment in a Global Context
Practical insight 5.3: Silicon Fen The Cambridge Cluster, also known by its nickname Silicon Fen, is an example ofa successful technology cluster located close to a leading university, similar to its more illustrious forerunner, Silicon Valley.
Andrew Harrison, 2013
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New Connections
These are: 1 The M4 corridor following the motorway westwards from London 2 ' Silicon Glen' in central Scotland 3 'Silicon Fen' in and around Cambridge. These locations are shown on maps C and D. Location of high-tech industry CENTRAL  ...
David Waugh, Tony Bushell, 2001
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Ben Le Vay's Eccentric Cambridge
... was the right thing to do, giving rise to a rash of Cambridgeeducated spies. And another great burst of Cambridgecentred literature. World War II saw a mere 15 bombs and one. 37 FROM THE FLIMSY FIRST AIRCRAFT TO SILICON FEN.
Benedict Le Vay, 2011
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NetLingo: The Internet Dictionary
... City - Chicago, lllinois Silicon Desert - Phoenix, Arizona Silicon Ditch - the M4 Corridor, west out of London, England Silicon Dominion - Virginia Silicon Fen - Cambridge, England Silicon Freeway - Southern California Silicon Forest - Seattle, ...
Erin Jansen, Vincent James, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SILICON FEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Silicon Fen is used in the context of the following news items.
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Empire of the geeks
THE English have Silicon Fen and Silicon Roundabout, the Scots have Silicon Glen. Berlin boasts Silicon Allee, New York Silicon Alley. But the brain of the tech ... «The Economist, Jul 15»
2
Number of IT and tech firms in UK soars by 10000
Creditsafe operations director Rachel Mainwaring said: 'Everyone is talking about the contribution that clusters such as Tech City and Silicon Fen are making to ... «This is Money, Jun 15»
3
Oxford University is raising £300m to turn innovations into enterprises
Oxford's tech cluster has never quite enjoyed the same recognition as Cambridge's Silicon Fen – indeed it's not even got its own 'Silicon…' moniker (MT votes ... «Management Today, May 15»
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Cambridge says goodbye to 'Silicon Fen' and hello to 'The …
No more "Silicon Fen"– we are now "The Innovation Corridor", with Cambridge the jewel in the crown, from Alconbury to London. The new moniker is courtesy of ... «Cambridge News, May 15»
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'Silicon Fen' champion brings exacting approach to Rolls-Royce
Warren East was dubbed the champion of “Silicon Fen” for his efforts turning Cambridge-based Arm Holdings into one of the few truly global tech successes to ... «Financial Times, Apr 15»
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The 15 Hottest Tech Companies In Cambridge
The cluster of hardware and software companies in Cambridge has even been dubbed "Silicon Fen." The city is a tech hotspot because of its proximity to the ... «Business Insider, Jan 15»
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The growing IT candidate shortage in Silicon Fen
Recruitment firms and local companies are struggling with the shortage of appropriately skilled IT candidates available in the area around Cambridge known as ... «Cambridge News, Dec 14»
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Could Apple really be turning to the UK to enrich its innovation?
News that Apple is considering extending its footprint in the UK by establishing an R&D facility in Cambridge, otherwise known as the 'Silicon Fen', is a ringing ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 14»
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Silicon Round-up: Is the digital economy too London focused?
Still, regional hubs like Cambridge's Silicon Fen, which has been quietly churning out billion pound companies such as ARM Holdings and CSR for years, will ... «Evening Standard, Nov 14»
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As Apple readies a new R&D center in England, construction on …
The region has earned the nickname of “Silicon Fen,” in reference to Silicon Valley. Apple's new offices have room for 40 employees, although the initial number ... «AppAdvice, Nov 14»

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