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Aceticon ,

In the design and manufacture of PCBs (aka circuit boards) a "mil" is a one thousandth of an inch, so it makes sense that's what is being used in this context.

Also the maths check out: 0.005 inches is equal to aprox 0.12mm, "just over 0.1mm".

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