circuit board

noun

: board sense 4

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Computer chips on a circuit board. — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 7 June 2026 The line starts with making the circuit board that will attach the electronics to the product. — Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2026 Clark and an electrician puzzle over unexplained power outages and new breakers that have formed on the circuit board. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 27 May 2026 Her outfit was created with real electrical cables, moss and circuit board fragments. — Laia Farran Graves, Forbes.com, 5 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for circuit board

Word History

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 8 Jul. 2026.

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