PC board
- noun
- Specialized
:
tarjeta de PC
- Each PC board can add specific functionality to a personal computer, such as better audio or video capabilities.
Examples
-
The carrier, with socket terminals attached, can be used to transport, place, and solder contact pins on the PC board.
Academic text (1996) -
Traditional through-hole models are soldered to the back of a PC board, and leads pass through holes to the front.
Academic text (2000) -
The package allows for assembly onto a PC board via automatic insertion equipment.
Academic text (1995) -
When a company decided to convert some of its potentiometers to fit the front instead of the back of a PC board, it had to rethink the materials it was using.
Academic text (2000) -
High-temperature plastics are necessary because of the way the surface mount trimming potentiometers are attached to the PC boards.
Academic text (2000) -
The Model 3310 9-mm-square miniature single-turn panel control can be mounted directly to a PC board or used as a panel mount.
Academic text (1995) -
Ranging in size from 2 mm to 25 mm square, trimming potentiometers allow the flow of current to a circuit to be adjusted and perform a critical function for PC boards used in automotive, industrial, and instrumentation products.
Academic text (2000) -
They are assembled with an integral PC board, which generates Hall effect signals to initiate winding recognition for permanent magnet AC or DC servo motors.
Academic text (2003) -
The technician inserted a new PC board into the computer to enhance its graphics performance.
-
To upgrade the system, she replaced the old PC board with a model that supported faster processors.
Synonyms
167
5.4
A flat panel inside electronic devices that holds small parts
14
3.7
A flat board inside devices like phones or computers that holds and connects electronic parts
2
4.3
A small circuit board you put into a computer slot to add new ports or features
A board with electronic parts that you insert into a computer to add functions like graphics or wireless
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a removable circuit board for a personal computer' is directly and predictably derived from combining 'PC' (personal computer) with 'board' (panel/card containing electronic circuits). This straightforward noun–noun composition follows common naming patterns for devices and is cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
PC board comes from the simple picture of a flat board covered in circuits that you can plug into a personal PC. Because you insert this removable board into a slot to give the computer new parts, the name now means 'a removable circuit board that adds features to a computer'.