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[sod-er] / ˈsɒd ər /




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Tin is an element vital to the artificial intelligence industry, used as solder to attach microchips to circuit boards and bond together other electronics in data centres.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

Analysts expect silver prices to remain higher than historical levels because of demand from data centers and other high-tech applications, which use the highly conductive metal for electrical contacts and solder.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

“But you can’t do that with the hair. You have to build them individually and then solder them in.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026

Khalife didn’t give his name, but did reveal he was a serving solder.

From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2024

The basement in their North Logan home was an electronics graveyard that included Keith’s first Atari, an ancient model he’d sometimes pull out, disassemble, then solder back together as an improved version.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

In the shade of the barracks, the solders were cleaning their Kalashnikovs.

From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2025

More often than not, organizations, educational systems, companies and other systems just want good solders who do what they're told and say nothing.

From Salon ● Dec. 28, 2024

He then carefully inserts the gold wire into the needle, solders it to a connector and ensures it is electrically insulated.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2023

The center also arranges for Ukrainian solders to be trained on how to use and maintain the weapons, like the HIMARS, which requires at least two weeks of instruction, military officials said.

From New York Times ● Jul. 27, 2022

He charms the druggist’s wife into giving him a broken earphone; he salvages a solenoid from a discarded doorbell, solders it to a resistor, and makes a loudspeaker.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

Dark-fleet vessels were also found with custom-made Ethernet cables soldered to ports on AIS systems, which enabled crews to push out fake location data and mask their whereabouts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026

They also created a low-cost, printed circuit board with built-in digital microfluidics, which the emitter is soldered to.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 4, 2024

I knew his name — the same soldered to the email’s sign-off — and had a vague idea of what he looked like.

From Salon ● Mar. 2, 2024

They also produce large works of public art, grand human figures being soldered together next to humbler vinyl signs of the city’s workaday sandwich shops.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 8, 2024

We soldered up the leaden coffin, screwed on the coffin-lid, and gathering up our belongings, came away.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

Her classmate Evan, who counts soldering as a hobby, welcomed the chance to put the skills into practice in school.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

One challenge is that piezoelectric resonators physically vibrate, which means they cannot be attached to circuit boards using standard soldering techniques.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 10, 2026

Bolsonaro said he "experienced a certain paranoia between Friday and Saturday due to medication" when he had used a soldering iron on the monitoring bracelet, the document read.

From Barron's ● Nov. 23, 2025

That setup, he said, can perform most of the functions needed for electronics assembly, such as soldering, inserting screws or peeling off protective films.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2025

There were welding tools, soldering irons, and electric drills.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien




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