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I2C - from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I²C

    I²C (Inter-Integrated Circuit) is a multi-master serial computer bus invented by Philips that is used to attach

    low-speed peripherals to a motherboard, embedded system, or cellphone.


Open Source - from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source

    Open source is an approach to the design, development, and distribution of software, offering practical

    accessibility to a software's source code. See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Source_Definition


Open Source Hardware - from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source_hardware

    Open source hardware refers to computer and electronic hardware that is designed in the same fashion

    as free and open source software (FOSS).


PCB - from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printed_circuit_board

    A printed circuit board, or PCB, is used to mechanically support and electrically connect electronic components using conductive pathways, or traces, etched from copper sheets laminated onto a non-conductive substrate.


Plug - see JeePlug for more details

    A "plug" is a small board which follows the connection convention of 6-pin ports. Some plugs are used by themselves, other plugs allow daisy-chaining (using the I2C bus).

    There are also some small daughterboards, connecting to either 2 or or 4 ports.

    

Shield - from http://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoShields

    Shields are boards that can be plugged on top of the Arduino PCB extending its capabilities. The different shields follow the same philosophy as the original toolkit: they are easy to mount, and cheap to produce


Sketch - from http://www.arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/Sketch

    A sketch is the name that Arduino uses for a program. It's the unit of code that is uploaded to and run on an Arduino board.


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