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CIRCUIT CARD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does circuit card mean?
• CIRCUIT CARD (noun)
The noun CIRCUIT CARD has 1 sense:
1. a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities
Familiarity information: CIRCUIT CARD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
add-in; board; card; circuit board; circuit card; plug-in
Hypernyms ("circuit card" is a kind of...):
printed circuit (computer circuit consisting of an electronic sub-assembly; copper conductors are laminated on an insulating board or card and circuit components are inserted into holes and dip soldered)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "circuit card"):
CPU board; mother board (the main circuit board for a computer)
PC board (a removable circuit board for a personal computer; fits into a slot in the mother board)
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