USB interface

Universal serial bus

A USB interface is the connection system that allows devices to communicate with computers through Universal Serial Bus ports.

The term covers both the physical connectors and the communication protocol: The printer connects via a USB interface.

Musicians use USB interfaces specifically to mean audio devices that convert analog signals to digital: I recorded the guitar through my USB interface.

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data cable · connector · dongle · hub · flash drive · external hard drive · charging · data transfer · file transfer · thumb drive · memory stick · socket · power · device · peripheral · adapter · stick · cord

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USB interfacewireless connection

Radio-based network link

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interface standard/protocol

USB interfaceserial port

Sequential bit transmission interface

parallel port · SCSI · Thunderbolt · dial-up connection · dial-up

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interface, interfaces, interfaced, interfacing

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