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D-subs

D-subs is the plural of D-sub.

Meaning of D-sub

Noun

D-sub (plural D-subs)

  1. an electrical connector with two or more rows of pins or sockets surrounded by a D-shaped metal shield
    • Some serial ports use a 25-contact D-sub, but with few exceptions, a 25-pin serial D-sub on a PC is male, with the female connector on the cable—the reverse of the parallel-port convention. (Other serial ports use 9-pin D-subs instead.)1996, Jan Axelson, Parallel Port Complete: Programming, Interfacing & Using the PC’s Parallel Printer Port
    Synonyms:
    D-subminiature

Questions about D-subs

What is D-subs the plural of?
D-subs is the plural of D-sub.

Words near D-subs in the dictionary

  1. d-sharp
  2. D-sharp minor
  3. d-sharps
  4. D-stem
  5. D-sub
  6. D-subs
  7. D-Town
  8. D-value
  9. D-values
  10. D-VHS
  11. D-VHS-C

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