"wire wrap" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wire wraps [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} wire wrap (countable and uncountable, plural wire wraps)
  1. A method for constructing circuit boards with turns of wire, without having to make a printed circuit board, now mainly used to assemble prototypes that can then be modified by hand. Wikipedia link: wire wrap Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: wirewrap
    Sense id: en-wire_wrap-en-noun-iRqYTbLy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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