= Pin header
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These often come pre-soldered on <devboards>, e.g. and allow for easy access to <GPIO> pins. E.g. they're present on the <Raspberry Pi 2>.
Why would someone ever sell a devboard without them pre-soldered!
\Image[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bf/6_Pin_Header.jpg]
{title=6x1 pin header}
\Image[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Raspberry_Pi_2_Model_B_v1.1_underside_new_%28bg_cut_out%29.jpg/640px-Raspberry_Pi_2_Model_B_v1.1_underside_new_%28bg_cut_out%29.jpg]
{title=Underside of a <Raspberry Pi 2>}
{description=At the top of this image we can clearly see how the usually pre-soldered <pin header> connectors go through the <PCB> and are soldered on both sides.}
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