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abbreviation Computers.

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

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Words nearby USB

U.S.A.F.R., usage, usageaster, usance, USAR, USB, USB drive, Usbeg, Usbek, USB key, USB port

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How to use USB in a sentence

It produces electricity, which it can then channel to devices like phones or laptops through USB ports.
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The panels produce electricity, which can charge phones and laptops through USB ports embedded in the surrounding benches.
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I saw on the Internet a suggestion that you should buy your grad a Swarofski Crystalline USB memory stick.
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Revolutionaries need to stay connected, and they come to Balian for SIM cards and USB Internet sticks.
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“In less than 48 hours, we can put a program together and distribute it via CDs or USB thumb drives,” he says.
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British Dictionary definitions for USB

USB

abbreviation for

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

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