< hardware > (DIL, DIP) The most common type of package for small and medium scale integrated circuit s, with up to about 48 pins. The pins hang vertically from the two long edges of the rectangular package, spaced at intervals of 0.1 inch. The pins fit through holes in the circuit board to which they are soldered or into a socket.
[More than 48 pins?]
(1995-02-06)