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USB port

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noun

  1. computing a type of serial port for connecting peripheral devices in a system

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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 Dec. 21, 2025

This glow-in-the-dark beauty works both wired via an antiquated micro USB port and wireless, with up to a 30-foot range.

From Washington Times Nov. 25, 2023

An external microphone that plugs into your computer’s USB port gives you much better sound quality.

From New York Times Oct. 4, 2023

It is possible, as the FCC site suggests, that “malware installed through a corrupted USB port can lock a device or export personal data and passwords directly to the perpetrator.”

From Slate Apr. 13, 2023

She plugged it into a USB port, copied the program, and activated it.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

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