A 6-pin Mini-DIN plug and socket used to connect a keyboard and mouse to a computer. First introduced on IBM's PS/2 desktop PC, the port was later used by everybody else, first on laptops, then on desktops. Subsequently, many PS/2 connections have been replaced with USB. See DIN connector.
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