stripboard

English

An unpopulated stripboard² with its copper-cladded side showing

Etymology

strip +‎ board, named for its characteristic strips of copper cladding.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈstɹɪpbɔəd/, /ˈstɹɪpbɔːd/, [ˈstɹɪʰbɔəd], [ˈstɹɪʰbɔːd]

Noun

stripboard (countable and uncountable, plural stripboards)

  1. (electronics, uncountable) A type of prototyping board characterized by a ⅒″ regular rectangular grid of holes, with wide parallel strips of copper cladding running in one direction all the way across one side of the board.
  2. (electronics, countable) A piece of given dimensions of such a prototyping board.

Synonyms

  • (prototyping board with strips of copper cladding): Veroboard

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