dongle

Noun

Meaning

(computer science) an electronic device that must be attached to a computer in order for it to use protected software

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A-Max emulated an Apple Macintosh using a serial port dongle that had a Macintosh ROM on it. Source: Internet

After uninstalling them and simply plugging in the dongle my playback devices showed up differently and worked perfectly. Source: Internet

Admittedly the RasPi will need a bluetooth and wifi dongle to match the Edison, but I can’t justify the price difference just because I want to play with x86 and a smaller footprint. Source: Internet

CCID devices typically look like a standard USB dongle and may contain a SIM card inside the USB dongle. Source: Internet

If you don't want to listen to music or calls through the phone's speaker, you'll either need to use wireless Bluetooth headphones, attach a dongle or use headphones that connect via the phone's Lightning port. Source: Internet

Part of the firmware was held on an external 16 kB ROM cartridge (also known as the " kludge " or " dongle "), until the QL was redesigned to accommodate the necessary 48 kB of ROM internally, instead of the 32 kB initially specified. Source: Internet

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