circuit board

[sur-kit bawrd]

noun

1. Electronics.,  a sheet made up of layers of conductive and insulating material used for the mounting and interconnection, often by a printed circuit, of components in electronic equipment.

2. Also called card. Computers.,  a piece of fiberglass or other material upon which chips can be mounted to perform specific functions.

circuit board

noun

1. short for printed circuit board

circuit board

1. See printed circuit board

Word History and Origins

Origin of circuit board¹

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

China, for example, controls 80% of the basic ingredients that go into antibiotics and fever reducers and controls roughly half of global production of printed circuit boards.

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China, for example, controls 80% of the basic ingredients that go into antibiotics and fever reducers and controls roughly half of global production of printed circuit boards.

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You can get an incredibly high-quality prototype circuit board and enclosure in less than a week.

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The company provides chemicals and materials used to manufacture semiconductors and circuit boards.

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“The recycled material must meet the stringent requirements for use in electronic component manufacturing,” said Konstantin Kern, section manager of process utilities at AT&S, an Austrian company that manufactures circuit boards.

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