motherboard en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈmʌðɚˌbɔɹd/ (General-American)
Etymology
Compound of mother + board. Attested since 1965.
Meanings
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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.
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Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| motherboards | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Descendants
মাদারবোর্ড · emaplaat · uchuch tz'alam · tarjeta madre · 母板 · moederbord · máthairchlár · マザーボード · матери́нська пла́та · rute' tz'alam · scheda madre · emolevy · móðurborð · матери́нская пла́та · placa-mãe
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Translations (66)
af moederbord (primary circuit board of a computer) · ru ма́ма (primary circuit board of a computer) · sw bodimama (primary circuit board of a computer) · cmn 底板 (primary circuit board of a computer) · tr anakart (primary circuit board of a computer) · yue 母板 (primary circuit board of a computer) · pl płyta główna (primary circuit board of a computer) · eo patrinplato (primary circuit board of a computer) · bn মাদারবোর্ড (primary circuit board of a computer) · ca targeta mare (primary circuit board of a computer) · es placa base (primary circuit board of a computer) · de Mainboard (primary circuit board of a computer) · de Motherboard (primary circuit board of a computer) · ca placa base (primary circuit board of a computer) · es motherboard (primary circuit board of a computer) · vi bo mạch chủ (primary circuit board of a computer) · el μητρική κάρτα (primary circuit board of a computer) · cmn 主板 (primary circuit board of a computer) · it scheda madre (primary circuit board of a computer) · nl moederbord (primary circuit board of a computer) · de Hauptplatine (primary circuit board of a computer) · ko 마더보드 (primary circuit board of a computer) · ko 메인보드 (primary circuit board of a computer) · cmn 系統板 /系统板 (primary circuit board of a computer) · pt placa-mãe (primary circuit board of a computer) · ka დედაპლატა (primary circuit board of a computer) · kk жүйелік тақта (primary circuit board of a computer) · ka მაზერი (primary circuit board of a computer) · sh матична плоча (primary circuit board of a computer) · uk матери́нська пла́та (primary circuit board of a computer) · yue 底板 (primary circuit board of a computer) · ga máthairchlár (primary circuit board of a computer) · is móðurborð (primary circuit board of a computer) · eo ĉefkarto (primary circuit board of a computer) · yue 主機板 /主机板 (primary circuit board of a computer) · io chefoplako (primary circuit board of a computer) · fr carte principale (primary circuit board of a computer) · yue 主板 (primary circuit board of a computer) · ms papan induk (primary circuit board of a computer) · cmn 母板 (primary circuit board of a computer) · et emaplaat (primary circuit board of a computer) · hi मदरबोर्ड (primary circuit board of a computer) · cmn 主機板 /主机板 (primary circuit board of a computer) · io matroplako (primary circuit board of a computer) · fr carte mère (primary circuit board of a computer) · da bundkort (primary circuit board of a computer) · hu alaplap (primary circuit board of a computer) · ja メインボード (primary circuit board of a computer) · es placa madre (primary circuit board of a computer) · sh matična ploča (primary circuit board of a computer) · bg дънна платка (primary circuit board of a computer) · ro placă de bază (primary circuit board of a computer) · mk матична плоча (primary circuit board of a computer) · da motherboard (primary circuit board of a computer) · ja マザーボード (primary circuit board of a computer) · cs základní deska (primary circuit board of a computer) · fi emolevy (primary circuit board of a computer) · fr carte de fond de panier (primary circuit board of a computer) · ca placa mare (primary circuit board of a computer) · az ana lövhə (primary circuit board of a computer) · ru матери́нская пла́та (primary circuit board of a computer) · eo ĉeftabulo (primary circuit board of a computer) · ar اللَّوْحَةُ الأُمّ (primary circuit board of a computer) · th แผงวงจรหลัก (primary circuit board of a computer) · sv moderkort (primary circuit board of a computer) · km បន្ទះមេ (primary circuit board of a computer)