Definition of motherboard
: the main circuit board especially of a microcomputer
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The Intel Core i7-8086K packs 6 cores and 12 threads running at between 4GHz and 5GHz, compatible with standard Intel 300-series motherboards.
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Many crypto miners build their own computers and the motherboard, one of the principle components of a computer, is an essential part of that process.
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After sifting through mountains of Xbox flotsam and jetsam, Van Cleave talked the recyclers into letting him take home five motherboards.
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The motherboard will be available sometime between July and September.
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Your motherboard will need to be the same socket design and have explicit support for the CPU, which then influences your selections of literally every other part in the system.
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There's a tiny motherboard just above the goggles that packs a lot of power.
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No one spilled water on the Weekender’s motherboard.
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To divine its secrets, these hackers had cracked open the console’s case and eavesdropped on the data that zipped between the motherboard’s various components—the CPU, the RAM, the Flash chip.
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First Known Use of motherboard
1971
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Definition of motherboard for English Language Learners
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: the main circuit board of a computer
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Definition of motherboard for Students
: the main circuit board especially of a small computer
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