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breadboard

breadboard

1 5.7
A board with holes that you use to build and test circuits without soldering
  • noun
  • /ˈbrɛdˌbɔrd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : placa de pruebas
  • In my electronics class, everyone used a breadboard to test their circuit designs without soldering.

Just like when I was building electronics, I was using a breadboard most of the time.

Examples

  • I use breadboards for my circuits.

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  • You will also need the Arduino Uno, the breadboard, and some jumper wires.

  • Just like when I was building electronics, I was using a breadboard most of the time.

  • So I'm going to start by just getting another breadboard and and connecting it up here like that.

  • And just so you know how this breadboard works, I've just put it in these two holes.

  • A student completes a breadboard project in his Electronics I class.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Various hookup wires and a breadboard with a channel running down the middle.

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  • These used a breadboard circuit with discrete components.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Somewhere separately on the breadboard, place the 5V voltage regulator.

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  • Then we're going to connect the ground from the battery together with the ground on the breadboard so that the battery and the Arduino have got the ground in common.

Synonyms

board
vsbreadboard
  • Specialized
167 5.4

A flat panel inside electronic devices that holds small parts

focuses on temporary circuit building without soldering for testing and prototyping
circuit board
vsbreadboard
  • Specialized
14 3.7

A flat board inside devices like phones or computers that holds and connects electronic parts

is used to build temporary circuits without soldering rather than permanent assemblies
patchboard
vsbreadboard
  • Specialized
8.1

A board with many sockets for connecting phone and other electronic wires

uses holes and component insertion to create temporary circuits without soldering
plugboard
vsbreadboard
  • Archaic
9.7

A board where a person plugs cords to connect telephone lines or circuits

uses holes and component insertion to build temporary circuits without soldering

How Complex

motherboard
  • Specialized
18 4.6
graphics card
  • Specialized
4 3.2
circuit card
  • Specialized
4.4
breadboard
  • Specialized
1 5.7

Surface Forms

breadboard singular
breadboards plural

Morphology

breadboard = bread + board (semi-transparent) = bread + board

The electronic sense is a metaphorical/technical extension from literal bread boards used historically for mounting components, so the connection is not obvious to all learners.

Etymology

Breadboard for electronics gets its name from the kitchen item: early hobbyists used a real breadboard to hold wires and parts while they tested circuits. So an electronic breadboard is a board for building and testing temporary circuits without soldering.