parallel port

1. 1.

   an interface between a computer and a printer where the computer sends multiple bits of information to the printer simultaneously

   Synonymsparallel interface

   Broaderinterface

Questions about parallel port

What does parallel port mean?

parallel port means "an interface between a computer and a printer where the computer sends multiple bits of information to the printer simultaneously".

What is another word for parallel port?

Close synonyms include parallel interface. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is parallel port a common word?

parallel port is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.