USB

American  

abbreviation

Computers.

1. universal serial bus: an external serial bus interface standard for connecting peripheral devices to a computer, as in a or .

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USB British  

abbreviation

1. Universal Serial Bus: a standard for connection sockets on computers and other electronic equipment

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Etymology

Origin of USB

First recorded in 1995

Example Sentences

Bancorp USB -1.49%decrease; red down pointing triangle has struck a deal to buy BTIG, a financial-services firm specializing in investment banking, institutional sales and trading, research and prime brokerage, for up to $1 billion in cash and stock.

From The Wall Street Journal

For the same reasons, she recommends using your charging brick on airplanes, instead of plugging directly into your seat’s USB port.

From The Wall Street Journal

More than a dozen USB chargers overheated, including one that reached 216 degrees Fahrenheit, just above the boiling temperature of water.

From The Wall Street Journal

The inhabitants have braids that function like USB cables that can be plugged into the nearest plant.

From The Wall Street Journal

He said such an operation was complex, likely requiring the use of a device such as a USB key to install the software, a move that would need "complicity within the crew".

From Barron's