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Backbone : (noun)
1: a central cohesive source of support and stability; "faith
is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the
ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm"
[syn: anchor, mainstay, keystone, linchpin, lynchpin]
2: fortitude and determination; "he didn't have the guts to try
it" [syn: grit, guts, moxie, sand, gumption]
3: the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and
protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back"
[syn: spinal column, vertebral column, spine, back,
rachis]
4: the part of a network that connects other networks together;
"the backbone is the part of a communication network that
carries the heaviest traffic"
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Backbone : \Back"bone"\, n. [2d back,n._ bone. ]
1. The column of bones in the back which sustains and gives
firmness to the frame; the spine; the vertebral or spinal
column.
2. Anything like, or serving the purpose of, a backbone.
The lofty mountains on the north side compose the
granitic axis, or backbone of the country. --Darwin.
We have now come to the backbone of our subject.
--Earle.
3. Firmness; moral principle; steadfastness.
Shelley's thought never had any backbone. --Shairp.
To the backbone, through and through; thoroughly; entirely.
``Staunch to the backbone.'' --Lord Lytton.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Backbone :
The top level in a hierarchical network. Stub
networks and transit networks which connect to the same
backbone are guaranteed to be interconnected.
See also: Internet backbone.
(1998-07-02)
Based on the Online Dictionary of Computing [Computer_Dictionary]:
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Backbone : Backbone: The spine. A flexible row of bones stretching from the base of the skull to the tailbone.
Based on the Online Dictionary of Computing [Computer_Dictionary]:
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