parallel port
Legacy printer interface
A parallel port is a computer connector that transmits multiple bits of data simultaneously through separate wires—as opposed to a serial port, which sends bits one at a time.
Once standard on personal computers for connecting printers and scanners, parallel ports have been largely replaced by USB connections: The old printer needs a parallel port adapter.
Machine producing paper copies
- scannerDevice that reads data
- Zip driveRemovable disk backup system
- external hard driveRemovable digital storage device
- dongleSmall plug-in peripheral
plotter · tape drive · CD burner · daisy chain · device driver · plug and play
Connector terminal reference
- connectorThing that joins others
- ribbon cableParallel conductors bonded flat
- peripheralExternal computer add-on
- motherboardComputer's primary circuit platform
interface · signal · bus · byte · bit · female connector · male connector · expansion card
Operating in both directions
- handshakingMutual greeting grip
- synchronizationAligning timing across systems
- flow controlRegulating movement or rate
- data transferMoving information electronically
throughput · transmission · duplex · two-way · protocol · buffering · latency · IRQ
No longer in use
- deprecatedFormally advised against using
- supersededReplaced by something newer
- outdatedNo longer in use
- vintageQuality from past eras
retro · legacy · antiquated · discontinued · replaced · old-fashioned · bygone · phased out
printer
Machine producing paper copies
- scannerDevice that reads data
- Zip driveRemovable disk backup system
- external hard driveRemovable digital storage device
dongle · plotter · tape drive · CD burner · daisy chain · device driver · plug and play
pinout
Connector terminal reference
- connectorThing that joins others
- ribbon cableParallel conductors bonded flat
- peripheralExternal computer add-on
motherboard · interface · signal · bus · byte · bit · female connector · male connector · expansion card
bidirectional
Operating in both directions
- handshakingMutual greeting grip
- synchronizationAligning timing across systems
- flow controlRegulating movement or rate
data transfer · throughput · transmission · duplex · two-way · protocol · buffering · latency · IRQ · polling
obsolete
No longer in use
- deprecatedFormally advised against using
- supersededReplaced by something newer
- outdatedNo longer in use
vintage · retro · legacy · antiquated · discontinued · replaced · old-fashioned · bygone · phased out
- obsolete techfloppy disk, VHS, dial-up modem, cassette tape, floppy disks
- connectorscable, cables, connector, connectors, wires
- data interfacesUSB, SATA, SCSI, USB 2.0, USB 3.0
- I/Oinput, output, stdin, stdout, read
- Legacy PortsPS/2, SCSI, PCI, AGP, VGA
- Motherboardsmotherboard, PCB, chipset, BIOS, CPU socket
parallel portserial port
Sequential bit transmission interface
USB · USB-C · Thunderbolt · USB 3.0 · SATA
port, transport, parallel, reporting, portable, supporting, porter, portage, parallelism