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Bed of nails

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-006790

A testing fixture composed of numerous spring-loaded pins arranged to make contact with specific test points on a printed circuit board (PCB). This fixture allows for simultaneous electrical testing of multiple points on the board. It is widely used in manufacturing for in-circuit testing to verify component placement and solder joint integrity.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-006790
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectIndustrial electronics
TranslationsGerman: Nagelbett; Spanish: cama de clavos; French: lit à pointes
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-006790",
  "term": "Bed of nails",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A testing fixture composed of numerous spring-loaded pins arranged to make contact with specific test points on a printed circuit board (PCB). This fixture allows for simultaneous electrical testing of multiple points on the board. It is widely used in manufacturing for in-circuit testing to verify component placement and solder joint integrity.",
  "subject": "Industrial electronics",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Nagelbett",
    "es": "cama de clavos",
    "fr": "lit à pointes"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/bed-of-nails/"
}

Record 549 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.