[1] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

local bus
     
         a bus connecting a processor to memory,
        usually on the same circuit board as opposed to a
        backplane and therefore faster.
     
        various proprietary local busses for personal computers are
        still in use.  the most common are vesa local bus vlb or
        vl, and peripheral component interconnect pci.  some
        computers, e.g. notebook computers, use a local bus with no
        expansion slots.  previous non-local bus standards include
        isa, eisa and mca.
     
        1997-08-25
     
     
see also:
bus processor memory circuit board backplane personal computers 
vesa local bus peripheral component interconnect notebook computers isa eisa 
mca 

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