Meanings
- informalAn area of Dublin, Ireland, which is home to a group of Internet-related companies.
A waterfront period building in Dublin’s Silicon Docks is being brought to market by Knight Frank with potential for redevelopment at a guide price of €4 million.
2021 October 13, Tim O'Brien, “Prime waterfront redevelopment opportunity in ‘Silicon Docks’ for €4m”, in The Irish Times, archived from the original on 12 Mar 20261 more example
Today, that area around the Grand Canal Basin where I used to walk is known as the Silicon Docks. An entirely new streetscape has emerged, and companies such as Google, Twitter, and Facebook are now based there.
2023, Christopher Morash, Dublin: A Writer's City, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 8
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Silicon Docks. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Silicon%20Docks
“Silicon Docks.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Silicon%20Docks. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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