com
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7.9
- noun
- /kɒm/
- Specialized
- Cahill is holding the com unit to Cappy's head.
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Watch on YouTubeThe actual COM ports that you get on your computer change depending on your computer, where the Arduino's plugged in and a number of other factors.
- The actual COM ports that you get on your computer change depending on your computer, where the Arduino's plugged in and a number of other factors.
Examples
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To connect my modem, I plugged it into the com port on my desktop.
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The computer technician connected the printer to the com port to enable communication.
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Put me on emergency com, Mr. Taylor.
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Hello, Cap Com, do you read me?
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Do something useful and get my mother on the com.
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We have a com link test down here at 2300 so back to you in the morning.
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The unit can be plugged into an available COM port.
Academic text (2011) -
See, I know that you have a com link, so I know you're talking to the sub.
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Bulldog, this is Nav Com. Proceed as ordered.
Fiction book (1996) -
The COM Officer flips a switch, and we hear Plissken's voice booming through HQ.
Fiction book (1996)
Synonyms
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5.0
A place on a computer where you plug in devices for power or data
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3.7
A socket on a computer used to connect devices and send data one bit at a time
Compounds
- Texting
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3.7
A company that does most of its business on the internet with a website ending in .com
- Texting
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4.2
A company that does most of its business online, often with a website ending in .com
- Texting
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3.5
A business that does most of its work online and uses a website ending in .com
Surface Forms
Etymology
Com for a computer port comes from the word communication, which means 'to share information'. Think of a COM port as a small door that lets devices talk to each other, so it is called a communication port.