Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A board on which bread is sliced or dough is kneaded.
- noun An experimental model, especially of an electric circuit; a prototype.
- noun A thin, blank, often white board on which a prototype circuit with numerous connections for circuit elements is constructed.
- transitive verb To construct an experimental model of (an electric circuit, for example).
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
cutting board , especially for cutting bread. - noun A pull-out cutting board underneath a
counter , found in many kitchens. - noun A
reusable solderless device used to build a (usually temporary)prototype of anelectronic circuit and forexperimenting with circuit designs.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a wooden or plastic board on which dough is kneaded or bread is sliced
Etymologies
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Examples
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Using a plastic foam "breadboard," Tom began experimenting with various circuit designs.
Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung Victor [pseud.] Appleton
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Apart from useful experimental R&D, we have achieved major theoretical physics breakthroughs that have enabled us to reach a point where Lattice is finally ready to begin an intensive engineering program aimed at building prototype 'breadboard' LENR power generation devices.
Science News / Features, Blog Entries, Column Entries, Issues, News Items and Book Reviews 2009
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Apart from useful experimental R&D, we have achieved major theoretical physics breakthroughs that have enabled us to reach a point where Lattice is finally ready to begin an intensive engineering program aimed at building prototype 'breadboard' LENR power generation devices.
Science News / Features, Blog Entries, Column Entries, Issues, News Items and Book Reviews 2009
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'breadboard' of the coronagraph - which will be capable of spectroscopy as well as high-resolution imaging.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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'breadboard' of the coronagraph - which will be capable of spectroscopy as well as high-resolution imaging.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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'breadboard' of the coronagraph - which will be capable of spectroscopy as well as high-resolution imaging.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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This integrated 'breadboard' demonstrator has been completed in just six months, including all necessary subsystems, mathematical models and software, to not only validate the external coronagraph concept but assess its performance in practical terms, "explained at yesterday's ceremony the supervisor of the initiative, expert Peter de Maagt.
Softpedia News - Global Tudor Vieru 2010
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To really get a grip on all this, I highly recommend that you get a little "breadboard" that you can plug components into without soldering (
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To really get a grip on all this, I highly recommend that you get a little "breadboard" that you can plug components into without soldering (
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Linda walked slowly into the room with three mugs of tea balanced on a breadboard.
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