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PCB is a free and open-source software suite for electronic design automation (EDA) - for printed circuit boards (PCB) layout. It uses GTK+ for its GUI widgets.
The analysis highlights History, Features and Overview as prominent areas in the source structure around PCB (software).
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Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.
High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.
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The extracted context around PCB (software) shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, PCB (software) → Thomas Nau Another extracted example is PCB (software) → GPLv2. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.
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TTTA extracted 11 structured relationships around PCB (software). Examples in this analysis include PCB (software) → Developer → Thomas Nau and PCB (software) → License → GPLv2. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PCB (software) | Developer | Thomas Nau | 1.00 | infobox |
| PCB (software) | License | GPLv2 | 1.00 | infobox |
| PCB (software) | Operating system | Unix-like (BSDs, Linux, Solaris, OS X (experimental) and Microsoft Windows | 1.00 | infobox |
| PCB (software) | Release | 1990 | 1.00 | infobox |
| PCB (software) | Repository | git.geda-project.org/pcb.git | 1.00 | infobox |
| PCB (software) | Stable release | 4.3.0 / 1 March 2021; 5 years ago (1 March 2021) | 1.00 | infobox |
| PCB (software) | Type | Electronic design automation (EDA) | 1.00 | infobox |
| PCB (software) | Website | pcb.geda-project.org | 1.00 | infobox |
| gEDA | instance of | metric gridsUp to 16 copper layer designs by defaultTrace optimizerRats nestConnectivity verificationCan interoperate with free schematic capture tools | 0.80 | text |
| XCircuitGNU autoconf/automake based build systemPCB is Free Software File formatsImportPCB accepts textual file in the form of a network lists | instance of | metric gridsUp to 16 copper layer designs by defaultTrace optimizerRats nestConnectivity verificationCan interoperate with free schematic capture tools | 0.80 | text |
| associated pins | instance of | metric gridsUp to 16 copper layer designs by defaultTrace optimizerRats nestConnectivity verificationCan interoperate with free schematic capture tools | 0.80 | text |
The concept neighborhoods around PCB (software) bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Design, Eda and File. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.
For PCB (software), one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects PCB (software) with Features. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.
TTTA analyzes the structure around PCB (software) to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Features & Overview, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.
Source: Wikipedia — PCB (software) · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout