docking station
a small desktop cabinet, usually containing disk drives and ports for connection to peripherals, into which a laptop may be inserted so as to give it the functionality of a desktop computer.
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Origin of docking station
1990–95
Words nearby docking station
docker, docket, dockhand, docking bridge, docking keel, docking station, dockland, dockmackie, dockmaster, dockominium, dockside
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British Dictionary definitions for docking station
docking station
noun
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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