motherboard
[muhth -er-bawrd, -bohrd]
- a rigid, slotted board upon which other boards that contain the basic circuitry of a computer or of a computer component can be mounted.Compare board(def 14).
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motherboard, microchip, board, card, chip, PCB, microcircuit, transputerExamples from the Web for motherboard
Contemporary Examples of motherboard
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Historical Examples of motherboard
“Motherboard,” Kurt said, reaching for a spool of blank CDs.
Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves TownCory Doctorow
I kept hitting it, until the keyboard fell off, exposing the motherboard and the hard-drive.
Little BrotherCory Doctorow
motherboard
- (in an electronic system) a printed circuit board through which signals between all other boards are routed
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motherboard
[mŭð′ər-bôrd′]
- The main circuit board of a computer, usually containing the central processing unit and main system memory as well as circuitry that controls the disk drives, keyboard, monitor, and other peripheral devices.
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