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docking station

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A device to which a laptop or notebook computer can be attached to provide easy access to a power supply and a collection of peripherals that are typically connected to desktop computers.
  • noun A plug-in device with built-in speakers to which a portable media player can be attached, allowing audio files to be played out loud.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun computing A piece of hardware into which a laptop computer can be plugged for use as a desktop computer, peripherals such as the monitor being connected directly to the docking station.

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