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multiport

multiport

5.5
A device with several places to plug in other devices
  • noun
  • /ˈmʌltiˌpɔrt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : multiport
  • A well-designed multiport can streamline your workspace by reducing cable clutter and enabling quick device connections.

Examples

  • With a multiport adapter, you can easily expand your laptop's connectivity options to include USB, HDMI, and Ethernet.

  • Valves include ball, ball check, butterfly, diaphragm, and multiport.

    Academic text (1998)

  • The virtual multiport cache is designed to be logically equivalent to a real multiport array.

    Academic text (1994)

  • The virtual multiport technique provides a full three-port array to the outside logic, while internally it pipelines three sequential cycles within one processor cycle.

    Academic text (1994)

  • The DCU consists of four identical chips, which provide a four-way set-associative multiport store-back cache.

    Academic text (1994)

  • DE4 called the system SMRIMS, short for Sequential Multiport Resin Injection Manifold System, and spent two years developing and refining it.

    Academic text (1999)

  • The new gaming laptop features a multiport hub that allows you to connect several devices simultaneously.

Synonyms

multipoint
vsmultiport
  • Specialized
6.5

A device that lets several wires or devices connect to one port

provides several separate ports for attaching cables or peripheral devices

Surface Forms

multiport singular
multiports plural

Morphology

multiport = port (transparent) = multi + port

The noun refers to something that has multiple ports, so the meaning is still directly compositional.

Etymology

The noun multiport comes from multi- 'many' and port 'an opening to connect', and it names a device that gives several places to plug in cables or devices.