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board

See card, printed circuit board and BBS.

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board

1. the boards the acting profession; the stage

2. short for blackboard, chessboard, notice board, printed circuit board (see printed circuit), springboard, surfboard

3. Nautical

a. the side of a ship

b. the leg that a sailing vessel makes on a beat to windward

4. 

a. any of various portable surfaces specially designed for indoor games such as chess, backgammon, etc

b. (as modifier): board games

5. 

a. a set of hands in duplicate bridge

b. a wooden or metal board containing four slots, or often nowadays, a plastic wallet, in which the four hands are placed so that the deal may be replayed with identical hands

6. the hull of a sailboard, usually made of plastic, to which the mast is jointed and on which a windsurfer stands

7. sweep the board (in gambling) to win all the cards or money

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board [′bȯrd]

(materials)

A piece of lumber whose dimensions are less than 2 inches (5 centimeters) thick and between 4 and 12 inches (10 and 30 centimeters) wide.

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board

1. Lumber less than 2 in. (5 cm) thick and between 4 in. (10 cm) and 12 in. (30 cm) in width; a board less than 4 in. (10 cm) wide may be classified as a strip.

2. Short for switchboard.

3. A box-office ticket board or seating chart.

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1.		board - In-context synonym for bboard; sometimes used even for Usenet newsgroups.
2.		board - An electronic circuit board.

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Board 

a usually rectangular plate of a specific size made from an electrically insulating material that is used in electrical and electronic apparatus as a base for the positioning and mechanical attachment of electrical and electronic components. It may also be used for the application of printed components and for the electrical interconnection of the components by means of wire or printed circuits.

Boards must provide the best possible characteristics for mechanical and electrical strength, stability of geometric dimensions and electrical parameters, resistance to climatic and mechanical influences, and ease of machining. These requirements vary depending on the intended use of the board, the operating conditions, and the arrangement of components. Materials usually used for boards include laminated plastics (electrical Micarta, textolite, and fiberglass laminate), phenol plastics, fluoroplastics, and molding materials of the AG-4 type.