meaning of backbone

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.
3.
Firmness; moral principle; steadfastness.
4.
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.
5.
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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