The main communication channel of a digital network. The part of a network that handles the major traffic (Employs the highest-speed transmission paths in the network and may also run the longest distances. Smaller networks are attached to the backbone, and networks that connect directly to the end user or customer are called "access networks." A backbone can span a geographic area of any size from a single building to an office complex to an entire country. Or, it can be as small as a backplane in a single cabinet)

backbone

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backbone abbr.
commun. el.	espinha dorsal; rede dorsal
libr.	lombada
mater.sc. energ.ind. mech.eng.	espinha dorsal


Router abbr.
comp., MS Braz.	Router
router abbr.
commun. IT	encaminhador de LAN; encaminhador
comp., MS Braz.	roteador
industr.	máquina de escatelar
IT	dispositivo de encaminhamento; seletor de rotas
IT dat.proc.	roteador; router