on board
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: aboard
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: in support of a particular objective
needed to get more senators on board for the bill to pass
: carried within or occurring aboard a vehicle (such as a satellite or an automobile)
an onboard computer
onboard recorders
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Adjective
The car comes with an onboard computer.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
Parallelly the advancements in machine learning is contributing in improving the onboard autonomy of the drone swarms.
—Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 15 May 2026
Expected to launch by next year, NASA’s robotic rover VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) will use spectrometers and an onboard drill to scout the lunar south pole for signs of water ice and helium.
—Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 14 May 2026
Increasing onboard autonomy also allows many of these systems to continue toward and strike targets even when signals are disrupted, reducing the effectiveness of Russian electronic warfare.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
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Adjective
The power then feeds the onboard chips.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
Parallelly the advancements in machine learning is contributing in improving the onboard autonomy of the drone swarms.
—Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 15 May 2026
Expected to launch by next year, NASA’s robotic rover VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) will use spectrometers and an onboard drill to scout the lunar south pole for signs of water ice and helium.
—Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 14 May 2026
Increasing onboard autonomy also allows many of these systems to continue toward and strike targets even when signals are disrupted, reducing the effectiveness of Russian electronic warfare.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
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“On board.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20board. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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