USB-B
Printer cable end
USB-B is a type of USB connector with a nearly square shape, typically found on the device end of a cable rather than the computer end.
It appears most often on printers, scanners, and older external hard drives: The printer uses a USB-B port.
The design prevents accidental connection to the wrong device type.
Something that blocks openings
- portDocking place for ships
- socketHollow receiving cavity
- maleSperm-producing sex
- femaleOffspring-bearing sex
receptacle · jack · interface · pin · terminal · square · upstream · peripheral
Machine producing paper copies
- scannerDevice that reads data
- hubCentral connection point
- external driveRemovable storage hardware
- DACHereditary membership society
audio interface · docking station · monitor · Arduino · microcontroller · peripheral · accessory
Flexible twisted strand
- wireThin metallic conductor
- printer cableCord joining device to printer
- data cableWire for digital transfer
- lengthMeasure of extent
shielded · ferrite · extension · adapter · replacement · braided · gauge · conductor
Functions with earlier versions
- data transferMoving information electronically
- power deliveryTransmitting energy to users
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
- standardLevel of quality accepted
upstream · downstream · host · bandwidth
What's passed down
- five-pinCanadian bowling variant
- obsoleteNo longer in use
- deprecatedFormally advised against using
plug
Something that blocks openings
female · receptacle · jack · interface · pin · terminal · square · upstream · peripheral · endpoint
printer
Machine producing paper copies
- scannerDevice that reads data
- hubCentral connection point
- external driveRemovable storage hardware
DAC · audio interface · docking station · monitor · Arduino · microcontroller · peripheral · accessory
cord
Flexible twisted strand
- wireThin metallic conductor
- printer cableCord joining device to printer
- data cableWire for digital transfer
length · shielded · ferrite · extension · adapter · replacement · braided · gauge · conductor
backward compatible
Functions with earlier versions
- data transferMoving information electronically
- power deliveryTransmitting energy to users
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
standard · upstream · downstream · host · bandwidth
legacy
What's passed down
- five-pinCanadian bowling variant
- obsoleteNo longer in use
- deprecatedFormally advised against using
- USBtype-A, type B, type C, flash drive, thumb drive
- Storage InterfacesSATA, IDE, SCSI, NVMe, ATA
- PC hardwareCPU, GPU, RAM, ROM, hard drive
- plugs and socketsUK plug, power outlet, wall socket, ungrounded, two-prong
- Printing Techprint server, print queue, print driver, network printer, PostScript
USB-BUSB-C
Reversible device connector
Lightning · Thunderbolt · wireless connection · Bluetooth · PS/2
- USB drivePortable digital storage device
- USB cableStandard digital connector cord
- USB portComputer connection point
- USB stickPortable digital storage
- USB chargerDevice power supply
- USB flash drivePortable digital storage device