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southbridge

southbridge noun: a secondary microchip connected to the CPU only through the northbridge.

southbridge: a secondary microchip connected to the CPU only through the northbridge
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Noun

southbridge (plural southbridges)

  1. A secondary microchip connected to the CPU only through the northbridge.

Proper noun capitalized: Southbridge

Southbridge

  1. A small town in Canterbury, New Zealand.
  2. A city in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States.
  3. An unincorporated community in Prince William County, Virginia, United States.

Forms of southbridge

pluralsouthbridges

Origin of southbridge

From south + bridge.

Questions about southbridge

What does southbridge mean?
Southbridge means a secondary microchip connected to the CPU only through the northbridge.
What part of speech is southbridge?
Southbridge can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of southbridge?
The plural of southbridge is southbridges.

Words near southbridge in the dictionary

  1. Southbank
  2. Southbeach
  3. Southborough
  4. southbound
  5. Southbourne
  6. southbridge
  7. southbridges
  8. Southburn
  9. Southbury
  10. southcentral
  11. Southchurch

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