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Barnacle
/ˈbɑːnəkl̩/
A marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia that attaches itself to submerged surfaces such as tidal rocks or the bottoms of ships.
📖 Definitions of "Barnacle"
noun
- 1
A marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia that attaches itself to submerged surfaces such as tidal rocks or the bottoms of ships.
- 2
The barnacle goose.
- 3
In electrical engineering, a change made to a product on the manufacturing floor that was not part of the original product design.
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On printed circuit boards, a change such as soldering a wire in order to connect two points, or addition such as an added resistor or capacitor, subassembly or daughterboard.
verb
- 1
To connect with or attach.
- 2
To press close against something.
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