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[[File:Jumper Wires with Crocodile Clips.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Jumper wires with crocodile clips, aka test leads.]]
[[File:Arduino_Breadboard_ATmega328P_USB2Serial.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A ribbon cable connects the pin sockets of an Arduino USB 2 Serial micro to a breadboard and wire jumpers make interconnections on the breadboard.]]
A '''jumper wire''' also known as '''jumper link''', '''jumper''', '''jump wire''' or '''DuPont cable''' is a connecting wire, bare at the ends or terminated with some type of connector. These are designedused andin prototyping, installed as part of the circuit assembly, added after assembly to modify a circuit or added to correct a defect.<ref name="ctc">[http://www.circuitrework.com/guides/6-1.html 6.1 Jumper Wires], Circuit Technology Center</ref>
 
== Use in prototyping ==