motherboard
/ˈmʌðɚˌbɔɹd/
motherboard noun: the primary circuit board of a personal computer, containing the circuitry for the central processing unit, keyboard, mouse and monitor, together with slots for other devices.
Noun
motherboard (plural motherboards)
- The primary circuit board of a personal computer, containing the circuitry for the central processing unit, keyboard, mouse and monitor, together with slots for other devices.
- An electronics shop was selling ugly refurbished computers. They were small black and grey things with exposed motherboards and cracked cases.2018, Nnedi Okorafor, Who Fears Death, HarperVoyager, page 8
motherboard meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
motherboard in Hindi
- primary circuit board of a computer
- मदरबोर्ड madarborḍ
motherboard in Tamil
- மதர்போர்டு, தாய்ப்பலகை
motherboard in Marathi
- मदरबोर्ड, मदर्बोर्ड, मदर्सबोर्ड
motherboard in Bengali
- primary circuit board of a computer
- মাদারবোর্ড madarbōrḍ
More languagesFewer languages
- motherboard in Telugu
- మదర్బోర్డ్, మదర్బోర్డు
- motherboard in Malayalam
- മദർബോർഡ്
- motherboard in Kannada
- ಮದರ್ಬೋರ್ಡ್, ಮದರ್ಬೋರ್ಡು
- motherboard in Punjabi
- ਮਦਰਬੋਰਡ
- motherboard in Gujarati
- મધરબોર્ડ, મદર્બોર્ડ, મદરબોર્ડ
- motherboard in Odia
- ମଦରବୋର୍ଡ, ମଦରବୋର୍ଡ଼, ମଦର୍ବୋର୍ଡ
- motherboard in Nepali
- मदरबोर्ड, मदर्बोर्ड
- motherboard in Arabic
- اللَّوْحَةُ الأُمّ al-lawḥatu l-ʔumm
- motherboard in Malay
- papan induk
- motherboard in Thai
- แผงวงจรหลัก
- motherboard in Vietnamese
- bo mạch chủ
Synonyms of motherboard
Forms of motherboard
| plural | motherboards |
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Origin of motherboard
Compound of mother + board. Attested since 1965.
Words formed from motherboard
Questions about motherboard
- What does motherboard mean?
- Motherboard means the primary circuit board of a personal computer, containing the circuitry for the central processing unit, keyboard, mouse and monitor, together with slots for other devices.
- What is motherboard in Hindi?
- Motherboard in Hindi is मदरबोर्ड (madarborḍ). See Motherboard meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is motherboard?
- Motherboard is a noun.
- How do you pronounce motherboard?
- Motherboard is pronounced /ˈmʌðɚˌbɔɹd/ (US).
- What is the plural of motherboard?
- The plural of motherboard is motherboards.
Words near motherboard in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: motherboard (page history and authors); motherboard (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); motherboard (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); motherboard (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); motherboard (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); motherboard (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); motherboard (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); motherboard (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); motherboard (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); motherboard (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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