HDMI

American

abbreviation

Digital Technology, Trademark.

high-definition multimedia interface: a brand name for a digital interface standard for connecting peripheral devices to a high-definition screen, as a video game console to a television or computer.

HDMI port;

HDMI cable.

HDMI British

abbreviation

high definition multimedia interface

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Etymology

Origin of HDMI

First recorded in 2000–05

Example Sentences

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The system can connect to three devices through HDMI, Optical, and auxiliary inputs, and it also supports wireless bluetooth.

From Barron's

It supports both Nvidia’s G-Sync and AMD’s FreeSync Premium variable refresh rate technologies, and there are a bevy of both front and back connectors including HDMI, DisplayPort, USB-C, USB-A, and a headphone jack.

From The Verge

Two USB-C, one HDMI, one USB-A on the left.

From The Verge

While it’s short on ports, with just a headphone jack, two Thunderbolt 4 ports, and a USB-C 2.3 Gen 2 port, it includes a mini USB-C dock of sorts that adds on HDMI, an ethernet port, Mini DisplayPort, and a USB-A 3.1 Gen 1 port.

From The Verge

The same would be true if you use a Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV Stick, Xbox, PlayStation, or cable box that runs through HDMI.

From The Verge

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