motherboard
noun
moth·er·board
ˈmə-t͟hər-ˌbȯrd 
: the main circuit board especially of a microcomputer
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The stack of removable drive cages limits motherboard and graphics-card depth to 298mm.
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PC Magazine, 19 Apr. 2025
But each essentially does the same thing: connect the hard drive to the PC's motherboard so your data can be shuttled to and fro.
—PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
Each chip can fit easily into the palm of Sinno’s hand, but the computational infrastructure that surrounds them—motherboards, memory, data cables, fans, heatsinks, transistors, power-supplies—means this rack of just 64 chips towers over him, drowning out his voice.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 2 Apr. 2025
That’s a leak that spilled in late 2023, and was further validated with the much more recent Switch 2 motherboard photos.
—Jason Evangelho, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
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PC Magazine, 19 Apr. 2025
But each essentially does the same thing: connect the hard drive to the PC's motherboard so your data can be shuttled to and fro.
—PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
Each chip can fit easily into the palm of Sinno’s hand, but the computational infrastructure that surrounds them—motherboards, memory, data cables, fans, heatsinks, transistors, power-supplies—means this rack of just 64 chips towers over him, drowning out his voice.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 2 Apr. 2025
That’s a leak that spilled in late 2023, and was further validated with the much more recent Switch 2 motherboard photos.
—Jason Evangelho, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for motherboard
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“Motherboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motherboard. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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motherboard
noun
moth·er·board
ˈmət͟h-ər-ˌbō(ə)rd
-ˌbȯ(ə)rd
: the main circuit board especially of a personal computer
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