Are they fed into computers? (5)

I believe the answer is:

chips

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(Other definitions for chips that I've seen before include "Short lofted shots (golf)" , "Flakes" , "Gaming counters" , "Potato pieces fried in deep fat" , "Casino currency" .)

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