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noun Computers.

a connection in a computer, especially a personal computer, to which a new board or card can be added to expand the computer's capabilities.

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Origin of expansion slot

First recorded in 1980–85

Words nearby expansion slot

expansion bolt, expansion card, expansion chamber, expansionism, expansion joint, expansion slot, expansion team, expansion wave, expansive, expansive bit, expansive classification

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The coal burnt under the boiler gives a duty of sixty-six millions, or an expansion of 60 per cent.
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Every step which she took toward relieving herself from obligations added to her strength and expansion as an individual.
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British Dictionary definitions for expansion slot

expansion slot

noun

a physical electronic interface provided in a computer system to enable extra facilities to be added easily at a later date

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