breadboard

verb

breadboarded; breadboarding; breadboards

transitive verb

: to make an experimental arrangement of (something, such as an electronic circuit or a mechanical system) to test feasibility

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An outside party used Max to breadboard the wildly popular music software Ableton Live. Catherine Sinow, Ars Technica, 26 Sep. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of breadboard was in 1944

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“Breadboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breadboard. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.

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