northbridge

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northbridge^¹

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From north + bridge.

noun northbridges

A microchip connected directly to the CPU (unlike the southbridge) and thus responsible for tasks that require the highest performance.

Northbridge^²

proper noun

A town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States.
A suburb on the North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
An inner suburb of Perth, Western Australia.

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"northbridge." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/northbridge. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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northbridge. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/northbridge

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"northbridge." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/northbridge.

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@misc{northbridge_2026,
  title = {northbridge},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/northbridge},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}