breadboard
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• noun
A reusable, solderless rectangular board containing a grid of electrical contacts, used for creating and testing experimental models of electronic circuits.
"The engineering students quickly wired their LED flasher circuit on a breadboard to verify the logic before soldering it onto a permanent printed circuit board."
A wooden or plastic board used in a kitchen primarily for slicing loaves of bread.
"She placed the warm, freshly baked sourdough on the wooden breadboard and cut thick slices for breakfast."
An early experimental model or prototype of a device, especially an electronic or mechanical system.
"The aerospace team built a quick breadboard of the sensor array to demonstrate the fundamental concept to investors."
• verb
To construct an experimental model or prototype of an electronic circuit or system in order to test its functionality.
"Before designing the custom microchip, the engineers needed to breadboard the entire analog signal processing unit."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Compound of 'bread' and 'board' from the 19th century, originally a wooden board for slicing baked goods. In the 1920s, early radio amateurs and electrical hobbyists literally drove nails into wooden breadboards to connect wires and mount components, giving rise to its modern electronics definition.
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