SERIAL PORT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does serial port mean? 

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

1. an interface (commonly used for modems and mice and some printers) that transmits data a bit at a time

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• SERIAL PORT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An interface (commonly used for modems and mice and some printers) that transmits data a bit at a time

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("serial 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))