expansion slot

Other forms: expansion slots

Definitions of expansion slot
  1. noun
    (computer) a socket in a microcomputer that will accept a plug-in circuit board
    synonyms: slot
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    type of:
    receptacle
    an electrical (or electronic) fitting that is connected to a source of power and equipped to receive an insert
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