MOTHER BOARD

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The main circuit board for a computer

Synonyms:

CPU board; mother board

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("mother board" is a kind of...):

add-in; board; card; circuit board; circuit card; plug-in (a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities)

Holonyms ("mother board" is a part of...):

C.P.U.; central processing unit; central processor; CPU; mainframe; processor ((computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing)