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Contact Area

The common area between a conductor and a connector through which the flow of electricity takes place.

Contact Area

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Connector Tongue

A protrusion of the Printed Circuit Board edge that is manufactured to a configuration to mate with a receptacle that provides electrical and/or mechanical junction between the Printed Circuit Board a...

Connector Tongue

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Connection

One plug or receptacle which can be easily joined to or separated from its mate. Multiple-contact connectors join two or more conductors with others in one mechanical assembly.

Connection

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Conformal Coating

A thin dielectric cover brushed, dipped or sprayed over parts and circuits of PCBs for environmental and mechanical protection.

Conformal Coating

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Conductor

A single conductive path in conductive pattern. A PCB has at least one layer of conductors. Synonyms: path, trace.

Conductor

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Conductor Width

The observable width of the pertinent conductor at any point chosen at random on the printed board, normally viewed from vertically above unless otherwise specified.

Conductor Width

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Conductor-to-hole Spacing

The distance between the edge of a conductor and the edge of a supported or unsupported hole.

Conductor-to-hole Spacing

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Conductor Thickness

The thickness of the conductor at any point chosen at random on the printed board, normally viewed from vertically above unless otherwise specified.

Conductor Thickness

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Conductor Spacing

The average or minimum (as specified) distance between the adjacent edges of conductors on the same layer of a printed board.

Conductor Spacing

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Conductor Side

The side of a single-sided printed board containing the conductive pattern.

Conductor Side

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Conductor Pattern

See “Conductive Pattern ”.

Conductor Pattern

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Conductor Layer

The total conductive pattern formed upon one side of a single layer of base material.

Conductor Layer

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Conductor Base width

The conductor width at the plane of the surface of the base material. See also: Conductor width.

Conductor Base width

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Conductive Pattern

The configuration or design of the conductive material on the base laminate. Includes conductors, lands, and through connections.

Conductive Pattern

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Conductive Foil

A thin sheet of metal that may cover one or both sides of the base material and is intended to form the conductive pattern.

Conductive Foil

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Conductive Adhesive

A material to which metal particles (usually silver ) are added to increase electrical conductivity.

Conductive Adhesive

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Component

Any of the basic parts used in building electronic equipment, such as a resistor, capacitor, DIP or connector, etc.

Component

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Component side

(Primary side) The surface layer of a board on which most of the components are placed. Component side is also referred to as the top side (layer one-counting downwards) of the board.

Component side

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Component Hole

A hole in a PCB through-which a component lead passes in order to be soldered or connected mechanically to the printed circuit and electrically to the conductive pattern. Synonym: mounting hole....

Component Hole

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Component Density

The quantity of components on a unit area of printed board.

Component Density