USB port
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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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