backplate
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- noun
- /ˈbækˌpleɪt/
- Specialized
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plato trasero
- This is the first metal backplate since the original iPhone in 2007 (the iPhone 3G/iPhone 3GS both had plastic backplates).
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After removing a pair of screws and spending a few minutes prying off the rear cover, the teardown specialists found that the backplate's sparkling exterior isn't the only thing that makes it special.
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You've been using it all day long, and days after days, you may have discovered that the iPhone 5's anodized aluminum backplate attracts scratches and scrapes easily, and it seems the black iPhone 5 shows scratches more easily than the white.
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After an hour of playing an HD video on loop, the iPad mini's backplate got rather hot.
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For what it's worth, though, the backplates we've seen have just said "iPad."
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The heating may be due to the iPad mini's fused body and metal backplate, but I cannot say for sure.
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Metal backplate: The iPhone 5 switches from the glass backplate on the iPhone 4/iPhone 4S to a metal backplate.
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The reflective Apple logo sits in the very center of the backplate and the 5 MP camera in the upper-left corner.
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On the back of the phone, there's a small slit that houses a speaker, and a camera and flash somewhat awkwardly placed towards the upper-left side of the backplate. I prefer the centered placement of the Galaxy Nexus.
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The iPad mini's backplate helps dissipate heat during long video streaming sessions.
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The high-performance graphics card includes a sturdy backplate for added protection and support.
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Etymology
Backplate comes from back ('rear') and plate ('a flat piece of metal'). In electronics the word names the rigid flat piece on the rear of a device that protects, supports, or helps cool it, so the meaning is still a 'plate at the back'.