accessory shoe

British

noun

photog a bracket on top of a camera to which a flash unit or other accessory may be fitted

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The camera also features an aluminum accessory shoe cover, which is apparently a first for a Leica camera.

From The Verge

It had a built-in optical viewfinder, shutter speeds ranging from 1/20th to 1/500th of a second, an accessory shoe – and Berek's Elmar lens.

From The Guardian

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