different between connector vs backplane

English

Etymology

connect +? -or

Noun

connector (plural connectors)

1. One who connects.
   • 2008, Duncan Brown, Nicky Hayes, Influencer Marketing (page 38)

     There are only a few genuine social connectors. True connectors collect people like other collectors collect stamps.

2. A device (or, more precisely, a mating pair of devices, often a plug and a socket) for connecting together two wires, cables, or hoses, allowing electricity or fluid to flow but also allowing easy disconnection and reconnection when necessary.
3. A highway or freeway road which connects to another highway or freeway. It can be part of an interchange or a longer roadway such as the 1.5 mile (2.5 kilometer) U.S. Route 24 Connector.
4. (computing) A line connecting two shapes in presentation software.
5. (computing) A software component that provides access from an application program to an external database or data source, such as a JDBC connector.
6. (poker) Any of a group of cards of consecutive face value, useful in forming straights etc.

Translations

Latin

Verb

connector

1. first-person singular present passive indicative of connect?

English

Etymology

back +? plane

Pronunciation

Noun

backplane (plural backplanes)

1. (electronics) A circuit board that connects several connectors in parallel to each other, so that each pin of each connector is linked to the same relative pin of all the other connectors, forming a computer bus.