Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

backplane

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

Syllables: back-plane
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Etymology

From back + plane.

Inflected Forms

backplanes (plural)

Questions

What does backplane mean?: 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.
Where does backplane come from?: From back + plane.

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