a circuit in which the interconnecting conductors and some of the circuit components have been printed, etched, etc., onto a sheet or board of dielectric material (PC board, printed-circuit board)
Origin
1945-50
Examples from the web for printed circuit
Millions of printed circuit boards from discarded electronics are tossed into landfills every year.
The tubes and wires have been replaced with much tidier printed circuit boards.
They are also widely used to make prescription drugs, printed circuit boards and microchips.
The technology could also act as a masking technique during the manufacture of printed circuit boards.
Instead of copper wiring wound around a heavy iron core, the company's stator is made of printed circuit boards.
In the other end, three mini printed circuit boards will transmit and receive signals.
Your dad can always be tuned in with this vibrant screen printed circuit board tie in copper and silver metallic inks.
The factory made printed circuit boards for electric cooking appliances.
Detailed examination of the footage suggests a close-up of printed circuit boards connecting electronic components.
Wire wrap shall not be used on printed circuit boards.