protoboard

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noun

A board, having a matrix of small holes to which components may be attached without solder, used for the temporary construction and testing of electrical and electronic circuits

OriginEnglish board ← Middle English bord ← Old English bord →
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Meanings

nounprotoboard (plural protoboards)

plural protoboards

  1. businessA board, having a matrix of small holes to which components may be attached without solder, used for the temporary construction and testing of electrical and electronic circuits

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  4. Ancient Greekπρό (pró)
  5. Ancient Greekπρῶτος (prôtos)
  6. Ancient Greekπρωτο- (prōto-)
  7. Englishproto-
  8. Proto-Germanic*burdą
  9. Proto-West Germanic*bord
  10. Old Englishbord
  11. Middle Englishbord
  12. Englishboard
  13. Englishprotoboard

From proto- + board.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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