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host adapter

Also called a "controller" or "host bus adapter," it is a device that connects one or more peripheral units to a computer. It is typically an expansion card that plugs into the bus. IDE, SATA and SCSI are examples of peripheral interfaces that call their controllers host adapters. See host.

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