expansion card
noun
: a circuit board connecting to a motherboard which expands the capabilities of a computer
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Scores of third-party vendors sprang up to make expansion cards.
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Jamie Lendino, PC Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
This concept eventually turned into an expansion card for the Apple IIe.
—Cameron Kaiser, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
One of the issues with the original Ryzen Framework board was that the laptop's four USB-C ports didn't all support the same kinds of expansion cards, limiting the laptop's customizability somewhat.
—Ars Technica, 25 Feb. 2025
Lego provided an expansion card that fit inside the Apple II.
—Jeffrey Brace, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Nov. 2016
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Jamie Lendino, PC Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
This concept eventually turned into an expansion card for the Apple IIe.
—Cameron Kaiser, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
One of the issues with the original Ryzen Framework board was that the laptop's four USB-C ports didn't all support the same kinds of expansion cards, limiting the laptop's customizability somewhat.
—Ars Technica, 25 Feb. 2025
Lego provided an expansion card that fit inside the Apple II.
—Jeffrey Brace, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Nov. 2016
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“Expansion card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expansion%20card. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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