EXPANSION CARD
\ɛkspˈanʃən kˈɑːd], \ɛkspˈanʃən kˈɑːd], \ɛ_k_s_p_ˈa_n_ʃ_ə_n k_ˈɑː_d]\
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A circuit board which can be plugged into one of acomputer's expansion slots to provide some optional extrafacility such as additional RAM, disk controller,coprocessor, graphics accelerator, communication device orsome special-purpose interface.Different computers have different standards for the cardsthey accept, e.g. PCI.
By Denis Howe
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.