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backbone site - A key Usenet, electronic mail and/or Internet site; one that processes a large amount of third-party traffic, especially if it is the home site of any of the regional coordinators for the Usenet maps. Notable backbone sites as of early 1993 include uunet and the mail machines at Rutgers University, UC Berkeley, DEC's Western Research Laboratories, Ohio State University and the University of Texas.

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No references found			In December 1997 there were 43 backbone sites and 203 leaf sites registered. IPv6 versus IPv4. (Internet Focus) by Hagen, Silvia / Database and Network Journal Today's announcement is part of a five-phase, open systems and technology strategy designed to help users integrate data, voice and video - from smaller access locations to larger backbone sites and across private leased-line and public service infrastructures. Cisco Delivers Second Phase of Data/Voice/Video Integration Strategy by Business Wire			back-nailing back-paint back-pressure curve back-pressure testing back-pressure valve back-pressure-relief port back-propagation back-reflection photography back-run process back-set bed back-surface field back-to-back house back-to-front ratio backacter backband backbar backbencher backbend backbending Backbite, Sir Benjamin backblast area backboard backbone backbone cabal Backbone Mountain backbone site Backbone State Park backbreak backcast stripping backcloth backcoating backcross backcross parent backdeep backdigger backdrop backed cloth backer strip backerboard backfile conversion backfill backfill concrete backfilling backfire backfire antenna backflap hinge backflash backflooding backflow backflow connection backflow preventer			backboards Backbond backbone backbone backbone backbone backbone backbone Backbone (network) Backbone Activity for Conference and Events Backbone Attaching Router Backbone cabal Backbone Circuit Switch Backbone Concentrator Node Backbone Edge Bridge Backbone Edge Node Backbone Leg Backbone Link Node Backbone Local Area Network Backbone Message Transfer Agent Backbone Mountain Backbone Multiservice Platform Backbone network Backbone Network Connection Identifier Backbone Network Service Backbone Packet Switch Backbone Relay Network Backbone router Backbone router Backbone Service Area backbone site Backbone State Forest Backbone State Park Backbone Synthesis Algorithm Backbone Virtual Local Area Network backboned backboned backboned backboned backboned backbones backbones backbones backbones backbones Backbord backbreak backbreaker backbreaking Backburn Backcast backcast stripping Backcasting backcasts backchat backcloth backcloth backcloths backcloths Backcoating backcomb

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