Line card

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-003354",
  "term": "Line card",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A modular electronic circuit board that connects a telecommunications access network to a central switch, router, or other network device. Each card contains the circuitry to handle one or more external lines, such as telephone lines, Ethernet ports, or fiber optic connections. A line card's primary function is to convert data between the format used on the external line and the format used on the device's internal backplane.",
  "subject": "Industrial electronics",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Line Card",
    "es": "tarjeta de línea",
    "fr": "carte de ligne"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/line-card/"
}