Circuit Boards Crossword

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places on a design where a hole should be drilled
exposed metal pads along the edge of a board
an alternative to v-score for separating boards from panels
a portion of exposed metal on the surface of a board to which a component is soldered
a larger circuit board composed of many smaller boards which will be broken apart before use
a thin, metal stencil which lies over the board, allowing solder paste to be deposited
the machine or process by which components are placed on a circuit board
a continuous block of copper on a circuit board, define by borders rather than by a path
a hole on a board which has an annular ring and which is plated all the way through the board
spring-loaded contact used to make a temporary connection for test or programming
melting the solder to create joints between pads and component leads
the letters, number, symbols, and imagery on a circuit board
any hole in a board which is not round
small balls of solder suspended in a gel medium
a pot used to quickly hand solder boards with through hole components
a layer of protective material laid over the metal to prevent short circuits
a small, unwanted blob of solder
a small trace used to connect a pad to a plane
hatching, gridlines, or dots of copper left in areas of a board
a continuous path of copper on a circuit board
a mthod of soldering used on boards with through-hole components