serial port

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   an interface (commonly used for modems and mice and some printers) that transmits data a bit at a time

   Broaderinterface

Questions about serial port

What does serial port mean?

serial port means "an interface (commonly used for modems and mice and some printers) that transmits data a bit at a time".

Is serial port a common word?

serial 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.