PARALLEL PORT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does parallel port mean? 

• PARALLEL PORT (noun)
  The noun PARALLEL PORT has 1 sense:

1. an interface between a computer and a printer where the computer sends multiple bits of information to the printer simultaneously

  Familiarity information: PARALLEL PORT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PARALLEL PORT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An interface between a computer and a printer where the computer sends multiple bits of information to the printer simultaneously

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

parallel interface; parallel port

Hypernyms ("parallel port" is a kind of...):

interface; port ((computer science) computer circuit consisting of the hardware and associated circuitry that links one device with another (especially a computer and a hard disk drive or other peripherals))