USB cable

Universal device link

A USB cable is a cord with USB (Universal Serial Bus) connectors used to transfer data or power between devices.

One end typically plugs into a computer or power adapter, the other into phones, cameras, printers, or external drives: I need a USB cable to charge my phone.

Various connector types exist—USB-A, USB-C, micro-USB—which aren't always interchangeable.

Related

adapter · power brick · data · data transfer · file transfer · transfer · port · connector · micro · lightning · tangled · power · sync · phone · laptop · charging · device · electronics

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connectivity method

USB cablewireless

Untethered signal transmission

Bluetooth · wireless connection · Wi-Fi · Bluetooth adapter · wireless charging

connection vs disconnection

USB cabledisconnection

State of being severed

unplugged · offline · airgap · standalone

Family

USB, cable, cables, cabled, cabling

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Top 50,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G