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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

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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

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

From Literature

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

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

From New York Times

There were complaints when the iMac installed a USB port back in the day—a time when there weren’t many USB-capable products!—and when the Lightning came into being in 2012, there was a whole dongle boondoggle.

From Slate