breadboard

American  

[bred-bawrd, -bohrd] / ˈbrɛdˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

noun

1. a slab of wood on which dough is kneaded and bread is sliced.

2. Electronics. a circuit assembled on an insulating surface, often with solderless contacts, in which components can easily be replaced for circuit alteration and experimentation.

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verb (used with object)

1. Electronics. to construct (an experimental circuit) for the purpose of feasibility tests.

breadboard British  

/ ˈbrɛdˌbɔːd /

noun

1. a wooden board on which dough is kneaded or bread is sliced

2. an experimental arrangement of electronic circuits giving access to components so that modifications can be carried out easily

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Etymology

Origin of breadboard

First recorded in 1855–60; bread + board

Example Sentences

You can also check out The Verge’s story on the original iPhone prototype, which looked more like a breadboard electronics project than the pocketable device it would eventually become.

From The Verge

Do you have any suggestions for the ceiling — breadboard, fake decorative ceiling tile?

From Seattle Times

The wheels have been developed by Nasa at its Glenn Research Center and the B2 contract will see examples fitted to a prototype rover, or breadboard, to demonstrate their capability.

From BBC

In a single clock, there are trellised black cords vaulting between breadboards, a small colony of blue lasers, an oven where the strontium atoms were trapped.

From Salon

Instead of building complicated circuits from scratch on a ‘breadboard’, scientists can turn to open-source tools, such as the widely used Arduino programmable circuit board, to design, build and code the controls needed.

From Nature