MEANING
A board or connecting structure that links multiple electronic modules through shared connectors or pathways.
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- system backplane
- backplane connector
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The diagnostic light failed when the backplane connector loosened.
He replaced the system backplane without disturbing the stored modules.
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Usage notes
Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Singular backplane; plural backplanes. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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