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[Stefan]

I just bought a new breadboard since my current one is occupied with a project and I have too little space on it to extend it. When I bought it I was thinking how to ask for it. I mean, in English it's called 'breadboard' which translates to Dutch as 'broodplank', which reversely tanslates to 'trencher' which is a totally different thing.

So in the electronics store I asked for a 'board on which I can put my leds, IC's and buttons' and the lady behind the counter exactly knew what I ment and called it by it's english name.

So I was wondering, why is it called a breadboard? It's not a board on which bread is served or cut, although a layman would think it would be just that, a board for bread.

[CW2]

So I was wondering, why is it called a breadboard?

Wikipedia to the rescue: In the early days of radio, amateurs would nail bare copper wires or terminal strips to a wooden board (often literally a cutting board for bread) and solder electronic components to them.

[Michel Trahan]

http://wiki.answers....name_breadboard CW2 You beat me to it

[Stefan]

aah darn, I could have found that myself Still it's quite strange to ask for a platter at the electronics store