Compounds. There are more carbon compounds than there are compounds of all other elements combined. The study of carbon compounds, both natural and synthetic, is called organic chemistry. Plastics, foods, textiles, and many other common substances contain carbon.
backplane is the shared capacity between interfaces on a switch switch fabric is also the shared capacity between interfaces on a switch and can also be the shared capacity between interfaces on multiple switches using some sort of interconnect, typically vendor specific.
Definition - What does Backchannel mean? A backchannel refers to the use of networked computers and instant messaging software in a learning or team-based work environment to provide private or one-to-one communication between the student/listener and the teacher/speaker.