backplate

Posterior protective plate

A backplate is a protective plate worn on the back, historically as part of armor paired with a breastplate.

In modern contexts, it refers to any sturdy backing piece: the rear panel of electronic devices, the mounting surface for TV wall brackets, or the plate securing a door handle mechanism.

The knight's backplate deflected the blow.

armor

breastplate

Metal torso protection

vambrace · gauntlet · greaves · hauberk · chainmail · brigandine · sabaton · surcoat · rivet · articulation

electronics

motherboard

Computer's primary circuit platform

PCB · standoff · connector · enclosure · frame · screw · expansion slot · panel · grounding · ventilation

SCUBA

BCD

Decimal-to-binary number format

regulator · buoyancy · rebreather · manifold · tank · wetsuit · fins · mask · weight · scrubber

Categories
Opposites
body position in armor

backplatebreastplate

Metal torso protection

plastron · chest plate · gorget · vambrace · greave

structural position

backplatefaceplate

Protective front panel

front panel · front cover

Family

backplates

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G