motherboard
noun
moth·er·board
ˈmə-t͟hər-ˌbȯrd 
: the main circuit board especially of a microcomputer
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Graphics cards and motherboards assembled in China are avoiding President Donald Trump’s import taxes, for now.
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Joseph Zeballos-Roig, Quartz, 2 June 2025
Like with its competitors, on Project Stealth motherboards, the cable connections are on the underside, cleaning up the appearances on top.
—John Burek, PC Magazine, 26 May 2025
On the inside, the case can fit full-size ATX motherboards and up to a 360 mm radiator for CPU cooling, and modern high-end GPUs like the GeForce RTX 5090 or 5080 should be able to fit inside.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 21 May 2025
After that, everything basically fell into place, apart from one big snag: The rear fan was too close to the motherboard tray to slide our motherboard over the case’s standoffs without scraping; the I/O connectors' top cover got in the way.
—PCMAG, 2 Mar. 2025
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Joseph Zeballos-Roig, Quartz, 2 June 2025
Like with its competitors, on Project Stealth motherboards, the cable connections are on the underside, cleaning up the appearances on top.
—John Burek, PC Magazine, 26 May 2025
On the inside, the case can fit full-size ATX motherboards and up to a 360 mm radiator for CPU cooling, and modern high-end GPUs like the GeForce RTX 5090 or 5080 should be able to fit inside.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 21 May 2025
After that, everything basically fell into place, apart from one big snag: The rear fan was too close to the motherboard tray to slide our motherboard over the case’s standoffs without scraping; the I/O connectors' top cover got in the way.
—PCMAG, 2 Mar. 2025
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“Motherboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motherboard. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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motherboard
noun
moth·er·board
ˈmət͟h-ər-ˌbō(ə)rd
-ˌbȯ(ə)rd
: the main circuit board especially of a personal computer
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