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  • noun electronics A circuit board that connects several connectors in parallel to each other, so that each pin of each connector is linked to the same relative pin of all the other connectors, forming a computer bus.

Etymologies

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back +‎ plane

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  • Now, in addition to meeting the challenges of securely fixturing double-sided circuit board assemblies for printing, dispensing and component placement, VacuNest also delivers a next-generation solution for large area products such as backplane applications.

    ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom - Today's New Product News 2008

  • "backplane" image are added from a database during the composing process.

    Packaging and Converting ESSENTIALS 2010

  • They can be in an external enclosure connected by a USB cable, or SATA disks can be simply dropped or pushed into a connector with a matching backplane (like plugging a memory stick into the front of a computer, only bigger).

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Does Georgia v. Randolph Apply to Computers? 2010

  • The switch will support over time 10Gbps, 40Gbps and 100Gbps interfaces as they evolve and backplane upgrades, he says.

    Avaya preps one-box data-center strategy 2010

  • They can be in an external enclosure connected by a USB cable, or SATA disks can be simply dropped or pushed into a connector with a matching backplane like plugging a memory stick into the front of a computer, only bigger.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Does Georgia v. Randolph Apply to Computers? 2010

  • E Ink layers it onto a film, or “frontplane laminate,” at a plant in western Massachusetts, and then sends the laminate to Taiwan, where its parent company, P.V.I. which stands for Prime View International, itself a subsidiary of a large paper company, marries it to an electronic grid, or backplane.

    A New Page -- Can The Kindle Really Improve On The Book? 2009

  • E Ink layers it onto a film, or “frontplane laminate,” at a plant in western Massachusetts, and then sends the laminate to Taiwan, where its parent company, P.V.I. which stands for Prime View International, itself a subsidiary of a large paper company, marries it to an electronic grid, or backplane.

    Archive 2009-07-01 2009

  • Mac, possibly replaced the backplane (though we could never confirm it) and dusted out the insides.

    Scripting News for 10/16/2006 « Scripting News Annex 2006

  • The repository should become a fixed backplane to the more resource appreciated and utilized content services supported by the university.

    Provostial Publishing 2008

  • At 5 pounds primarily due to a metal backplane it can also be used for self defense.

    dustbury.com » This stuff just flat works 2007

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