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off-board

off-board

1 7.3
An electronic part placed away from the main board and connected to it from outside
  • adjective
  • Specialized
: fuera de la placa
  • To improve signal quality, they moved the amplifier to an off-board module near the antenna.

Examples

  • Engineers connected an off-board sensor to the motherboard for easier replacement during testing.

  • The design uses an off-board battery pack to reduce heat on the main PCB.

  • The off-board components are essential for the device's performance.

  • Many modern devices use off-board connections.

  • The design uses an off-board battery pack to reduce heat on the main PCB.

  • Engineers connected an off-board sensor to the motherboard for easier replacement during testing.

  • To improve signal quality, they moved the amplifier to an off-board module near the antenna.

How Integrated

module
100 3.7
off-board
  • Specialized
1 7.3

Surface Forms

off-board positive

Morphology

off-board = board (transparent) = off + board

Meaning is transparently formed from the productive English combination 'off' + 'board' indicating something not on the main board (in this technical context 'board' = circuit board).

Etymology

The word off-board comes from the parts off- meaning 'not on' and board meaning 'a flat panel or the main circuit board'. So, off-board describes a part that is kept away from the main board and connected from outside, like moving a small item off a table so it sits beside it.