Noun

1. a telecommunications hand tool used to work on punchdown 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 pry bar 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.”