Phrase guide

circuit board

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A board on which electronic components and their interconnecting circuits are mounted or etched.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, computer-hardware, computing, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: circuit card, board, card, plug-in, add-in

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: printed circuit

Narrower terms: CPU board, mother board, PC board

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 電路板 /电路板 (diànlùbǎn) — board
  • Esperanto: cirkvitkarto — board
  • Finnish: piirilevy — board
  • French: circuit imprimé — board
  • Georgian: ნაბეჭდი დაფა (nabeč̣di dapa) — board
  • Georgian: ნაბეჭდი ფირფიტა (nabeč̣di pirpiṭa) — board
  • Georgian: ნაბეჭდი პლატა (nabeč̣di ṗlaṭa) — board
  • German: Leiterplatte — board
  • Ido: cirkuitoplako — board
  • Indonesian: papan sirkuit — board
  • Indonesian: papan rangkaian — board
  • Japanese: 基板 (kiban) — board
  • Japanese: プリント基板 (purinto kiban) — board
  • Māori: papa tāhiko — board
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kretskort — board
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kretskort — board
  • Polish: płytka obwodu drukowanego — board
  • Portuguese: placa — board
  • Portuguese: placa de circuito — board
  • Romanian: circuit imprimat — board
  • Romanian: placă — board
  • Romanian: platină — board
  • Russian: печа́тная пла́та (pečátnaja pláta) — board
  • Russian: монта́жная пла́та (montážnaja pláta) — board
  • Vietnamese: bo mạch — board