motherboard

[muhth -er-bawrd, -bohrd]

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noun Computers.

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).

Origin of motherboard

mother¹ + board

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Related Words for motherboard

motherboard, microchip, board, card, chip, PCB, microcircuit, transputer

Examples from the Web for motherboard

Contemporary Examples of motherboard

That question is being raised again in light of previously unseen chat logs uncovered by Motherboard and the Daily Dot.
How an FBI Informant Orchestrated LulzSec’s Hacking Spree
Joshua Kopstein
June 6, 2014

Historical Examples of motherboard

“Motherboard,” Kurt said, reaching for a spool of blank CDs.
Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town
Cory Doctorow
I kept hitting it, until the keyboard fell off, exposing the motherboard and the hard-drive.
Little Brother
Cory Doctorow

British Dictionary definitions for motherboard

motherboard

noun

(in an electronic system) a printed circuit board through which signals between all other boards are routed

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motherboard in Science

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.