noun

motherboard

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noun

The main circuit board inside a computer, connecting the processor, memory, and other components.

"A faulty motherboard was causing the computer to randomly shut down."

"He upgraded the motherboard to support a newer processor."

How to Use Motherboard

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishThe central circuit board that everything else in a computer connects to.

Common pairings

computer motherboard replace the motherboard

motherboards plural

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A compound of "mother" and "board", in use since the mid-1960s, on the idea that other circuit boards plug into it.

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