motherboard
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motherboard
- /ˈmʌðɚˌbɔɹd/ US
Where it comes from
Compound of mother + board. Attested since 1965.
noun motherboards
- 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. An electronics shop was selling ugly refurbished computers. They were small black and grey things with exposed motherboards and cracked cases.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: mainboard, boards, baseboard, board, mother, plate, madre, motherboards, logic board, daughterboard, logicboard, hardware, system unit, microprocessor, mainframe, northbridge
Translations
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noun primary circuit board of a computer
| Español | placa base, motherboard, placa madre |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 메인보드 meinbodeu, 마더보드 madeobodeu |
| 日本語 | マザーボード mazābōdo, メインボード meinbōdo |
| 中文 | 主板 zhǔbǎn, 母板 mǔbǎn, 主機板 /主机板 zhǔjībǎn, 系統板 /系统板 xìtǒngbǎn, 底板 dǐbǎn |
| हिन्दी | मदरबोर्ड madarborḍ |
| Kiswahili | bodimama |
| Português | placa-mãe |
| Français | carte mère, carte principale, carte de fond de panier |
| Deutsch | Hauptplatine, Mainboard, Motherboard |
| Italiano | scheda madre |
| Ελληνικά | μητρική κάρτα mitrikí kárta |
| Română | placă de bază |
| Русский | матери́нская пла́та materínskaja pláta, ма́ма máma |
| Tiếng Việt | bo mạch chủ |
| العربية | اللَّوْحَةُ الأُمّ al-lawḥatu l-ʔumm |
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