dongle

[ dong-guhl, dawng‐ ]

/ ˈdɒŋ gəl, ˈdɔŋ‐ /

noun Digital Technology.

a hardware device, paired with a licensed copy of a software program, that must be plugged into a computer to authorize every use of the software: an antipiracy dongle.

a device that can be plugged into a hardware port on a computer, television, or other electronic device, to enable access when connecting devices to peripherals, to the internet, or to each other: a USB dongle for wireless internet access;an HDMI dongle with television apps;a display port dongle to connect the laptop to the projector.

Origin of dongle

First recorded in 1980–85; probably an arbitrary coinage

Words nearby dongle

Donetsk, dong, donga, Dongen, Don Giovanni, dongle, Dongola, Dongola leather, dong quai, Dongting, donicker

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Example sentences from the Web for dongle

Out of the gate, the dongle currently supports just three major video platforms: YouTube, Netflix, and Google Play.
Google Chromecast Enables Web Streaming Over Television|Brian Ries|July 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
First, I plugged the 3-inch dongle into the HDMI input on the back of my TV, and plugged it into its power source.
Google Chromecast Enables Web Streaming Over Television|Brian Ries|July 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for dongle

dongle

/ (ˈdɒŋɡəl) /

noun

computing an electronic device that accompanies a software item to prevent the unauthorized copying of programs

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单词	dongle
释义	dongle [ dong-guhl, dawng‐ ] / ˈdɒŋ gəl, ˈdɔŋ‐ / noun Digital Technology. a hardware device, paired with a licensed copy of a software program, that must be plugged into a computer to authorize every use of the software: an antipiracy dongle. a device that can be plugged into a hardware port on a computer, television, or other electronic device, to enable access when connecting devices to peripherals, to the internet, or to each other: a USB dongle for wireless internet access;an HDMI dongle with television apps;a display port dongle to connect the laptop to the projector. Origin of dongle First recorded in 1980–85; probably an arbitrary coinage Words nearby dongle Donetsk, dong, donga, Dongen, Don Giovanni, dongle, Dongola, Dongola leather, dong quai, Dongting, donicker Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dongle Out of the gate, the dongle currently supports just three major video platforms: YouTube, Netflix, and Google Play. Google Chromecast Enables Web Streaming Over Television\|Brian Ries\|July 30, 2013\|DAILY BEAST First, I plugged the 3-inch dongle into the HDMI input on the back of my TV, and plugged it into its power source. Google Chromecast Enables Web Streaming Over Television\|Brian Ries\|July 30, 2013\|DAILY BEAST British Dictionary definitions for dongle dongle / (ˈdɒŋɡəl) / noun computing an electronic device that accompanies a software item to prevent the unauthorized copying of programs Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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