Glossary
Electronics Assembler Terms & Vocabulary
15 essential electronics assembler terms with plain-English definitions: the vocabulary you’ll hear in training and on day one.
Key electronics assembler vocabulary
These 15 terms come up constantly in electronics assembler training, on the job and in interviews. Knowing them helps you follow instructions, document accurately and sound prepared.
- BOM
- Bill of materials.
- Cold joint
- Bad dull solder joint.
- Continuity test
- Checks connections.
- Crimp
- Pressed connection.
- ESD
- Electrostatic discharge.
- Flux
- Helps solder flow.
- IPC
- Electronics standards group.
- PCB
- Printed circuit board.
- Pinout
- Pin assignment.
- Polarity
- Correct orientation.
- Rework
- Fixing defects.
- SMT
- Surface-mount technology.
- Solder joint
- Electrical connection.
- Through-hole
- Parts with leads through holes.
- Wire harness
- Bundle of wires.
Practice these terms
Test yourself with the free Electronics Assembler practice test: it includes vocabulary questions built from this list. For a complete course, see Electronics Assembler training.
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