expansion slot
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expansion slot
[ik′span·shən ‚slät] (computer science)
A location in a computer system where additional facilities, especially circuit boards, can be plugged in to extend the computer's capability.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
expansion slot
(hardware)A connector in a computer into which an expansion card can be plugged. The connector supplies power to the
card and connects it to the data bus, address bus and
control signals of the motherboard.
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expansion slot
A receptacle inside a computer or other electronic system that accepts a printed circuit board. The number of slots determines future expansion. See PC data buses, expansion port and expansion card.Copyright © 1981-2019 by The Computer Language Company Inc. All Rights reserved. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction is strictly prohibited without permission from the publisher.