an interface (commonly used for modems and mice and some printers) that transmits data a bit at a time
serial port
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is a kind of:
- interface, port — (computer science) computer circuit consisting of the hardware and associated circuitry that links one device with another (especially a computer and a hard disk drive or other peripherals)
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