motherboard

Noun

Meaning

motherboard (plural motherboards)

(computer hardware) The primary circuit board of a personal computer, containing the circuitry for the central processing unit, keyboard, mouse and monitor, together with slots for other devices.
Synonyms: mainboard, mobo

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

microprocessor microchip add-in circuit board silicon chip microcircuit

Examples

My background is in tech. I studied computer science, and was working on TechTV, so the first thing I wanted to do was see my favorite motherboard stories hit the front page; you know, like, really geeky stuff. Kevin Rose

A backplane is generally differentiated from a motherboard by the lack of on-board processing and storage elements. Source: Internet

A CPU socket type and motherboard chipset must support the CPU series and speed. Source: Internet

According to Damien McFerran, "the motherboard was a masterpiece of clean, uncluttered design and compatibility." Source: Internet

Air pollution and reliability High rates of motherboard failures in China and India appear to be due to " sulfurous air pollution produced by coal " that's burned to generate electricity. Source: Internet

After the upgraded 64k-256k motherboard PCs arrived in early 1983, single-sided drives and the cassette model were discontinued. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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