(electronics) A link between two devices in which all the information transferred between them is transmitted simultaneously over separate conductors. Also known as parallel port.
parallel interface
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A multiline channel that transfers one or more bytes simultaneously. For years, desktop and laptop computers connected printers via a 36-wire parallel interface, transferring a byte of data over eight wires, the remaining wires used for control signals. Contrast with serial interface. See parallel port.
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
an interface between a computer and a printer where the computer sends multiple bits of information to the printer simultaneously
Synonym: parallel port
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