"expansion card" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: expansion cards [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} expansion card (plural expansion cards)
  1. (computing) A circuit board that connects to the motherboard of a computer in order to allow additional capabilities. Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: expansion board, adapter card, peripheral card, accessory card Translations (Translations): targeta d'expansió [feminine] (Catalan), carte d’extension [feminine] (French), Peripherie-Karten (German), tarjeta de expansión [feminine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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        "(computing) A circuit board that connects to the motherboard of a computer in order to allow additional capabilities."
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      "word": "tarjeta de expansión"
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