"parallel port" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: parallel ports [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} parallel port (plural parallel ports)
  1. (computing) A physical interface capable of transmitting multiple bits of data simultaneously. Wikipedia link: parallel port Categories (topical): Computing Translations (computing: physical interface): rinnakkaisportti (Finnish), παράλληλη θύρα (parállili thýra) [feminine] (Greek), porta paralela [feminine] (Portuguese)

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