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edge connector

In computing, an electrical connection formed by taking some of the metallic tracks on a printed circuit board to the edge of the board and using them to plug directly into a matching socket.

Edge connectors are often used to connect the computer's main circuit board, or motherboard, to the expansion boards that provide the computer with extra memory or other facilities.



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Provide a method for joining flexible circuits, edge connectors, ribbon cables and PCMCIA connectors to PCBs or substrates.
Electrical, automotive, and appliance uses include plugs, edge connectors, and parts subject to mechanical stress such as gear plates.
Two additions to an assortment of PC-mount screw terminals are a cost-effective alternative to PC screw-type edge connectors, barrier blocks, terminal boards and strips.
 
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