Used in a Sentence

backboard

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for backboard.

Editorial note

Am I understanding correctly that the angle between each mirror segment and the backboard is fixed once during construction and then not dynamic?

Examples19
Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

A board placed at the back of a cart, boat, behind a signal, etc.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of backboard gathered in one view.

noun

A board placed at the back of a cart, boat, behind a signal, etc.

noun

(basketball) The flat vertical surface to which the basket is attached.

noun

(medicine) A spine board.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for backboard.

noun

A board placed at the back of a cart, boat, behind a signal, etc.

noun

(basketball) The flat vertical surface to which the basket is attached.

noun

(medicine) A spine board.

verb

(medicine, transitive) To place (a patient) on a spine board.

Example sentences

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Am I understanding correctly that the angle between each mirror segment and the backboard is fixed once during construction and then not dynamic?

2

By treating memory as first-class infrastructure, Backboard eliminates the need for enterprises to stitch together fragile open-source components.

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To match that, a man would have to do a standing jump right over the backboard.

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The three families staying for a youth baseball tournament - their kids swung from Jimmy's backboard until the rim popped out.

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Three hours to convict on seven counts, this was a backboard shattering slam dunk.

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While most systems sacrifice long-horizon persistence for short-term precision, Backboard excels at both.

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I believe I've seen footage of someone jumping to touch the top of a basketball backboard.

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I don’t have the stats in front of me, but I’d guess more 3s are made with more backboard visible.

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I glued it to a wooden backboard and it's very obvious where there is glue.

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This is massively different than someone jumping _over_ the backboard.

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Even worse, it was also promoted to keep backboard-compatibility seriously.

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Breakthrough Performance An independent evaluation by NewMathData (AWS Small Partner of the Year) measured Backboard on the LongMemEval benchmark.

Quote examples

1

This is called, in my experience, "throwing it against a backboard" (ie, basketball reference).

2

I wonder if backboard will try to sue google like they sue everyone else based on their "Internet-based education support system" patent[1].

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Making Agentic AI Practical "Agentic AI becomes meaningful when agents can remember, coordinate, and operate over time," says Rob Imbeault, founder of Backboard.io.

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During review, evaluators noted that Backboard’s score is likely a "conservative lower bound." In several instances, Backboard provided more precise, semantically accurate answers than the benchmark’s "gold" standard by incorporating factual context from the broader interaction.

Proper noun examples

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The system built by Backboard.io is a far better attempt at simulating memory as it manifests in humans.

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Backboard.io Sets New State-of-the-Art Benchmarks for AI Memory Backboard.io today announced record-breaking results across two leading AI memory benchmarks, LoCoMo and LongMemEval, solidifying its position as the foundational infrastructure for production-grade agentic systems.

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Backboard achieved 93.4% overall accuracy, the highest publicly reported result to date.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use backboard in a sentence?

Am I understanding correctly that the angle between each mirror segment and the backboard is fixed once during construction and then not dynamic?

What does backboard mean?

A board placed at the back of a cart, boat, behind a signal, etc.

What part of speech is backboard?

backboard is commonly used as noun, verb.