breadboard en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
Etymology
From bread + board. Regarding definition 3: the etymology is either that electric circuits used to be prototyped on actual bread boards (definition 1) populated with nails, or that solder breadboards have lots of holes and are usually brown (they visually resemble a slice of bread), or a merging of the two. The etymology is less obvious today given the popularity of solderless breadboards.
Meanings
- A cutting board, especially for cutting bread.
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A pull-out cutting board underneath a counter, found in many kitchens.
One way or the other, it was always back to Mother's breadboard on Monday.
1992 June 21, “The Breadboard Ornithopter”, in The New York Times:
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A device used to build a (usually temporary) prototype of an electronic circuit and for experimenting with circuit designs. Both solder and solderless versions are available; the solderless type are easily reusable.
If you are following a book like Starting Electronics, however, a breadboard is even more useful. […] Differences lie between breadboards in the spacings and the positionings of the holes, and the number of holes in each group.
2011 August 2, Keith Brindley, Starting Electronics, page 18:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bread board | alternative | lexicographic | |
| breadboards | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
breadboarding · breadboardable
Translations (29)
fr platine de prototypage (reusable solderless device) · mi papa parāoa (cutting board) · de Steckbrett (reusable solderless device) · de Protoboard (reusable solderless device) · de Steckboard (reusable solderless device) · ko 브레드보드 (reusable solderless device) · es tabla de cortar (cutting board) · cmn 麵包板 /面包板 (reusable solderless device) · mi papaparāoa (cutting board) · sq qezë (cutting board) · nl broodplank (cutting board) · it tagliere (cutting board) · ga clár aráin (cutting board) · fi leipälauta (cutting board) · de Schneidebrett (cutting board) · pl deska do krojenia chleba (cutting board) · sv skärbräda (pull-out cutting board) · sh protoploča (reusable solderless device) · tk aştagta (cutting board) · fi leikkuulauta (cutting board) · sv skärbräda (cutting board) · fi leikkuulauta (pull-out cutting board) · sv kopplingsplatta (reusable solderless device) · de Steckplatine (reusable solderless device) · ota خامور تختهسی (cutting board) · fi koekytkentälevy (reusable solderless device) · fr platine d'expérimentation (reusable solderless device) · sv kopplingsdäck (reusable solderless device) · ja ブレッドボード (reusable solderless device)