{"id":98507,"date":"2024-05-17T10:29:50","date_gmt":"2024-05-17T08:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firstcolo.blackpeppers.de\/glossary\/backbone\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T00:17:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T23:17:03","slug":"backbone","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/firstcolo.blackpeppers.de\/en\/glossary\/backbone\/","title":{"rendered":"Backbone"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"98507\" class=\"elementor elementor-98507 elementor-47214\" data-elementor-post-type=\"glossary\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7de7e804 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7de7e804\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32017ec5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"32017ec5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-495fde92 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"495fde92\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71ffc1af e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"71ffc1af\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36160768 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"36160768\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is meant by a backbone network?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-318615ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"318615ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The term backbone refers to the core area of a network where smaller subnetworks converge for data exchange. 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