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port expander

A device that connects several lines to one port in the computer. The port may be one interface type that is expanded into several by this device (see port multiplier), or it may contain multiple interfaces. For example, a port expander may provide additional serial and parallel ports on a laptop.

port expander [′pȯrt ik‚span·dər]

(computer science)

Equipment that connects links to several other devices to one port in a computer.

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