spudger

English

Etymology

1425–75; late (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English spuddle (“short knife”).

Noun

spudger (plural spudgers)

1. (telecommunications) A hand tool used to work on punch-down blocks without shorting terminals. It has a hook on one end and a notched blade on the other.
2. a computer technician’s tool used as a prybar and probe for plastic parts.
3. an electronics tool made of nylon filled with glass, for holding components while soldering.

Quotations

• “Place the upper casing on edge and use a spudger to push the keyboard away from the casing, poking the spudger through the holes where the screws were.”

Anagrams

• spurged