On-board

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Look up on board in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

On board usually means to be traveling on some vehicle. For example, Baby On Board. Compare with overboard.

Metaphorically, the term on-board is often used to refer to some piece of technology that is integrated in a moving vehicle, for example:

In computing, the term on board often refers to controllers or other devices that are integrated onto a motherboard, used in the metaphoric sense, as well as referring to them being physically on the circuit board.

In medical imaging the term On-Board Imager is partly synonymous with Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT)