[IBM] Patch wires (esp. 30 AWG gauge) added to circuit boards at the
factory to correct design or fabrication problems. Blue wire is not
necessarily blue, the term describes function rather than color.
These may be necessary if there hasn't been time to design and
qualify another board version. In Great Britain this can be bodge
wire, after mainstream slang bodge for a clumsy improvisation or
sloppy job of work. Compare {purple wire}, {red wire}, {yellow wire},
{pink wire}.
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[Reference(s) to this entry by made by: {pink wire}{purple wire}{red wire}{yellow wire}]