Peripheral

/ˈspeɪs kædət ˈkiːbɔːrd/

n. "Baroque MIT Lisp-machine keyboard with enough modifier keys to make EMACS feel physically possible."

/ˌpiː eɪ ˈɛn/

n. "Small-scale network interconnecting personal electronics within 10m range via Bluetooth or USB unlike WiFi LAN."

/ˈwaɪ faɪ/

n. "IEEE 802.11 WLAN standard using OFDM/CSMA-CA for infrastructure/IBSS connectivity unlike Bluetooth piconets."

/ˈbluːtuːθ/

n. "Short-range wireless PAN standard using FHSS in 2.4GHz ISM band for piconet/scatternet device pairing."

/eɪtʃ diː aɪ ɛm aɪ/

n. "Proprietary audio/video interface carrying TMDS streams with CEC unlike royalty-free DisplayPort."

/ˌdiː ɛs ˈsiː/

n. "VESA's visually lossless video compression enabling 8K@60Hz over DisplayPort HBR3 bandwidth limits."

/ˌdiː viː ˈaɪ/

n. "Digital video interface transmitting uncompressed TMDS pixel streams as DisplayPort's analog predecessor."

/ˈdɪspleɪ pɔːrt/

n. "VESA's royalty-free digital audio/video interface transmitting uncompressed pixel streams over HBR/UHBR lanes."

/ˌjuː ɛs biː ˈfɔːr/

n. "Thunderbolt-derived USB-C protocol delivering 40-80Gbps tunneling for data/display/PCIe over single cable."

/ˌjuː-ɛs-ˈbiː/

n. “The universal plug for data and power.”

USB, short for Universal Serial Bus, is an industry standard that defines cables, connectors, and protocols for connecting computers and electronic devices. It enables the transfer of data and supply of electrical power between devices, making it one of the most ubiquitous interfaces in modern computing.

Key characteristics of USB include: