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WIRING BOARD [14 records]

Record 1 2022-01-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electronic Components
  • Printed Circuits and Microelectronics
CONT

Printed circuit board connectors (more often shortened as PCB connectors) are a type of electrical connector, made up of a housing and contacts which join sections of circuits together on PCBs, namely boards where conductive tracks for electronic components are printed.

OBS

printed circuit board; printed wiring board : In some contexts, the terms "printed wiring board"(PWB) and "printed circuit board"(PCB) are used interchangeably and they are thus synonyms. In other contexts, experts make a distinction and reserve PWB to refer to a board without any components.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Composants électroniques
  • Circuits imprimés et micro-électronique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Componentes electrónicos
  • Circuitos impresos y microelectrónica
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Record 2 2022-01-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Printed Circuits and Microelectronics
DEF

A PCB [printed circuit board] not yet populated with electrical components.

OBS

printed wiring board : Although the designation is often used as a synonym of "printed circuit board, "some experts make a distinction between both and use it to refer to a printed circuit board without any components.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circuits imprimés et micro-électronique
DEF

[Carte de circuits imprimés] non encore remplis de composants électriques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Circuitos impresos y microelectrónica
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Record 3 2022-01-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Printed Circuits and Microelectronics
DEF

A flat card with connections for integrated circuits.

CONT

A printed circuit board is an electrical circuit whose components and conductors are contained within a mechanical structure. Conductive features include copper traces, pads, heat sinks, [and] conductive planes.

OBS

printed wiring board : In some contexts, the terms "printed wiring board"(PWB) and "printed circuit board"(PCB) are used interchangeably and they are thus synonyms. In other contexts, experts make a distinction and reserve PWB to refer to a board without any components.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circuits imprimés et micro-électronique
DEF

Carte enfichable qui comporte plusieurs boîtiers de circuits intégrés.

OBS

circuit imprimé nu : désignation publiée au Journal officiel de la République française le 26 mars 2006.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Circuitos impresos y microelectrónica
DEF

Tarjeta, por lo general, de material laminado o laminado del tipo aislante, utilizada para el montaje de un circuito eléctrico.

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Record 4 2021-11-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Printed Circuits and Microelectronics
CONT

A PWA is a printed wiring assembly. This term is commonly used to describe a PWB [printed wiring board] after all of its electrical components are attached.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circuits imprimés et micro-électronique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Circuitos impresos y microelectrónica
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Record 5 2004-09-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Printed Circuits and Microelectronics
DEF

A track on a printed circuit board or printed wiring board taken to one edge of the board where it may be plugged into a suitable socket.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circuits imprimés et micro-électronique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Circuitos impresos y microelectrónica
DEF

Enchufe eléctrico en una placa matriz, que se aparea con la tira de contacto en una tarjeta de circuito impreso para intercambiar señales.

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Record 6 2001-11-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Printed Circuits and Microelectronics
  • Electronics
DEF

Female contact which provides plugable electrical engagement on its inner surface for integrated circuit components to achieve interfacing to a printed wiring board(PWB).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circuits imprimés et micro-électronique
  • Électronique

Spanish

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Record 7 2001-07-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Techniques and Processes
  • Printed Circuits and Microelectronics
  • Electronic Components
OBS

Hand tools and semi-and fully-automatic machines are available for cutting and forming the leads on both axial and radial lead components. Regardless of the type of equipment, the purpose is to cut and bend the leads of the components in such a manner that they can be inserted easily into printed wiring boards prior to soldering or other processing of the board. All components are divided into two categories : radial lead and axial lead.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques industrielles
  • Circuits imprimés et micro-électronique
  • Composants électroniques

Spanish

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Record 8 2001-06-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surface Treatment of Metals
CONT

The development of four measurement devices for use in automated monitoring of the concentration of specific chemicals in multi-layer printed wiring board(PWB) plating baths was recently completed. The measurement devices, known as optrodes, will be key elements of the Automated Chemical Analysis for Process Solutions(ACAPS) system. ACAPS is a computer controlled system which will continuously, automatically, and accurately control the copper and solder plating solutions used in electroplating PWBs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitements de surface des métaux

Spanish

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Record 9 2000-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Wood
DEF

Studs of wood with a hole drilled in the center of each board about 16 inches from the end. The holes usually serve the purpose of allowing electrical wiring, cables or pipes to be run through the studs during wall construction.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de bois
Key term(s)
  • bois prépercé
  • colombage pré-percé
  • colombage prépercé

Spanish

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Record 10 1994-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • Internet and Telematics
DEF

A cabinet, usually mounted in a wiring closet, that holds connection modules for various kinds of cabling. The hub contains electronic circuits that retime and repeat the signals on the cable. The hub may also contain a microprocessor board that monitors and reports on network activity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Internet et télématique
DEF

Boîtier que l'on installe généralement dans un cabinet de câblage, auquel sont raccordées les stations de travail appartenant à un réseau. Le boîtier comporte une électronique capable par exemple de répéter un signal sur le câble. Les boîtiers les plus modernes sont dotés de fonctions de surveillance et capables de faire remonter des alertes au gestionnaire du réseau.

Spanish

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Record 11 1988-01-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telephone Facilities
  • Telecommunications Transmission
OBS

A wiring board that has been filled with chip carriers./Scientific American, October 1986/.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations (Téléphonie)
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)

Spanish

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Record 12 1985-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electronics
OBS

terminal board : Also called a terminal strip. An insulating base or slab equipped with terminals for connecting wiring.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électronique

Spanish

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Record 13 1985-06-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electronics
DEF

An assembly involving the use of integral multiples of a given length for the dimensions of electronic components and electronic equipment, as well as for spacings of holes in a chassis or printed wiring board.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électronique

Spanish

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Record 14 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
CONT

The tabulator operator must be able "to originate plug board wiring diagrams".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général

Spanish

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