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+/obj/item/integrated_circuit/text
+	name = "text thingy"
+	desc = "Does text-processing related things."
+	category_text = "Text"
+	complexity = 1
+
+// - Text Replacer - //
+/obj/item/integrated_circuit/text/text_replacer
+	name = "find-replace circuit"
+	desc = "Replaces all of one bit of text with another"
+	extended_desc = "Takes a string(haystack) and puts out the string while having a certain word(needle) replaced with another."
+	spawn_flags = IC_SPAWN_DEFAULT|IC_SPAWN_RESEARCH
+	inputs = list(
+		"haystack" = IC_PINTYPE_STRING,
+		"needle" = IC_PINTYPE_STRING,
+		"replacement" = IC_PINTYPE_STRING
+	)
+	activators = list(
+		"replace" = IC_PINTYPE_PULSE_IN,
+		"on replaced" = IC_PINTYPE_PULSE_OUT
+	)
+	outputs = list(
+		"replaced string" = IC_PINTYPE_STRING
+	)
+
+/obj/item/integrated_circuit/text/text_replacer/do_work()
+	set_pin_data(IC_OUTPUT, 1,replacetext(get_pin_data(IC_INPUT, 1), get_pin_data(IC_INPUT, 2), get_pin_data(IC_INPUT, 3)))
+	push_data()
+	activate_pin(2)