motherboard

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English[edit]

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motherboard

Etymology[edit]

Compound of mother +‎ board.

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motherboard (plural motherboards)

  1. (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
    • 2018, Nnedi Okorafor, Who Fears Death, HarperVoyager, page 8:
      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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Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from English motherboard.

Noun[edit]

motherboard

  1. (computer hardware) motherboard