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English Dictionary: Backbone |
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3 results for Backbone |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- backbone
- n
- 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"
Synonym(s): anchor, mainstay, keystone, backbone, linchpin, lynchpin
- fortitude and determination; "he didn't have the guts to try it"
Synonym(s): backbone, grit, guts, moxie, sand, gumption
- the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back"
Synonym(s): spinal column, vertebral column, spine, backbone, back, rachis
- the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved; "the title and author were printed on the spine of the book"
Synonym(s): spine, backbone
- the part of a network that connects other networks together; "the backbone is the part of a communication network that carries the heaviest traffic"
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
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.
[bd]Staunch to the backbone.[b8] --Lord Lytton.
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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: |
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)
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