Port expander

Port expander

A port expander is computer hardware that allows more than one device to connect to a single port on a computer. The Commodore VIC-20 used a port expander to allow more than one cartridge to be connected to the single cartridge port.

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* [http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/p/portexpa.htm Definition at Computerhope]


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