docking station

American  

noun

Digital Technology.

1. a stand or converter into which a laptop, tablet, handheld game console, smartphone, or other mobile device is inserted to charge a battery, connect to peripherals, access additional ports, etc.

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docking station British  

noun

1. a device used to connect one appliance to another, esp a portable computer and a desktop computer, to make use of its external power supply, monitor, and keyboard, esp to enable the transfer of data between the machines

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Etymology

Origin of docking station

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

Drivers can still use their phone to make phone calls or for other functions, such as listening to music, if they are using it hands-free with technology such as a docking station, Bluetooth or speakers.

From Seattle Times • May 9, 2024

These are complexes that cross the cell membrane, with a "docking station" on the cell's exterior and a branch that extends into the cell.

From Science Daily • Oct. 31, 2023

“It’s really the docking station for everything else we’re talking about,” Gen. Solhjem told an audience here.

From Washington Times • May 17, 2023

These require you to remove a bike from a docking station, and then return it to one.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2023

I turned off Gran’s church choir CD and searched the kitchen for a docking station.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas