desmear

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verb

To remove debris from a printed circuit board after holes have been drilled in it

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Meanings

verbdesmear (third-person singular simple present desmears, present participle desmearing, simple past and past participle desmeared)

present singular third person desmears · participle present desmearing · participle past desmeared · past desmeared

  1. To remove debris from a printed circuit board after holes have been drilled in it

Origin

From de- + smear.

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APA

desmear. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desmear

MLA

“desmear.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desmear. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “desmear,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desmear.

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