<s>
In	O
electronics	O
,	O
TO-5	O
is	O
a	O
designation	O
for	O
a	O
standardized	O
metal	O
semiconductor	B-Algorithm
package	I-Algorithm
used	O
for	O
transistors	O
and	O
some	O
integrated	O
circuits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
TO-5	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
other	O
variants	O
(	O
except	O
TO-33	O
and	O
TO-42	B-Algorithm
)	O
the	O
minimum	O
length	O
of	O
the	O
leads	O
was	O
shortened	O
from	O
to	O
which	O
is	O
sufficient	O
for	O
through-hole	B-Algorithm
technology	I-Algorithm
and	O
leads	O
to	O
a	O
cost	O
reduction	O
,	O
whereas	O
the	O
longer	O
leads	O
were	O
needed	O
for	O
point-to-point	O
construction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
dual	B-Algorithm
in-line	I-Algorithm
packages	I-Algorithm
in	O
1965	O
,	O
integrated	O
circuits	O
were	O
packaged	O
mostly	O
in	O
metal	O
can	O
packages	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
TO-5	O
variants	O
with	O
more	O
than	O
3	O
leads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
TO-42	B-Algorithm
package	O
is	O
almost	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
TO-5	O
package	O
(	O
including	O
the	O
long	O
leads	O
)	O
but	O
has	O
four	O
stand-offs	O
at	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
base	O
that	O
keep	O
the	O
base	O
about	O
0.5mm	O
above	O
the	O
circuit	O
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Possibly	O
the	O
TO-16	O
and	O
TO-42	B-Algorithm
designations	O
were	O
not	O
actually	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
