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PCA

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-004183

An abbreviation for Printed Circuit Assembly, a bare printed circuit board (PCB) populated with the electronic components required to make a functional circuit. The assembly process involves placing and soldering components such as integrated circuits, resistors, and capacitors onto the board. Manufacturing standards like IPC-A-610 define the acceptability criteria for the final assembled product.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-004183
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectEnergy and utilities
SynonymsPCBA
TranslationsGerman: PCA; Spanish: PCA; French: PCA
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-004183",
  "term": "PCA",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "An abbreviation for Printed Circuit Assembly, a bare printed circuit board (PCB) populated with the electronic components required to make a functional circuit. The assembly process involves placing and soldering components such as integrated circuits, resistors, and capacitors onto the board. Manufacturing standards like IPC-A-610 define the acceptability criteria for the final assembled product.",
  "synonyms": [
    "PCBA"
  ],
  "subject": "Energy and utilities",
  "translations": {
    "de": "PCA",
    "es": "PCA",
    "fr": "PCA"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/pca/"
}

Record 4,581 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.