circuit board

noun

: board sense 4

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In reality, antennas come in all shapes and sizes, from round parabolic dishes to conductive patterns printed onto circuit boards. — New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2026 Can, say, a circuit board that’s essential to one nuke survive the detonation of another, nearby nuke? — Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026 In 2025, industry group Green Power Denmark detected hidden communication channels in some circuit boards bound for installation on power inverters. — IEEE Spectrum, 19 Oct. 2026 In 2011, when many people still carried around flip phones, Ternus and five other engineers filed a patent application for foldable electronic devices, exploring what kind of batteries and circuit boards might be needed for such an idea. — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for circuit board

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First Known Use

1948, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of circuit board was in 1948

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“Circuit board.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/circuit%20board. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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