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via

Pronunciation: /ˈvaɪə/

The English word “via” has 6 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A main road or highway, especially in ancient Rome. (Mainly used in set phrases, below.)
  2. A small hole in a printed circuit board filled with metal which connects two or more layers.
  3. An electrical connection which connects two or more layers on a printed circuit board or an integrated circuit.

preposition

  1. By way of; passing through.
  2. By (means of); using.

interjection

  1. Away! Be off!

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin via (“road”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-. Possible doublet of way. The sense in electronics is also explained as vertical interconnect access.

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