baseboard
(US) A similar panel at the base of a piece of furniture or equipment.
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It 'stops', actually just going in a little circle on the wall down by a baseboard.
Whats the equipment you’re using for the capture card and cable? I’d love to run something along the baseboard but right now I’ve got a 25ft HDMI going from one corner to the other like an idiot
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(US) A similar panel at the base of a piece of furniture or equipment.
“It 'stops', actually just going in a little circle on the wall down by a baseboard.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Whats the equipment you’re using for the capture card and cable? I’d love to run something along the baseboard but right now I’ve got a 25ft HDMI going from one corner to the other like an idiot”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(US, carpentry, interior decoration) A panel or molding between the floor and the interior wall of a structure.
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