USB data blocker

noun

A piece of hardware through which a USB cable and a USB hub are connected designed to only transmit electrical energy but not data in order to avert juice jacking.

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Meanings

nounUSB data blocker (plural USB data blockers)

plural USB data blockers

  1. A piece of hardware through which a USB cable and a USB hub are connected designed to only transmit electrical energy but not data in order to avert juice jacking.

    Synonyms: data blocker, USB blocker, USB condom

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA piece of hardware through which a USB cable and a USB hub are connected designed to only transmit electrical energy but not data in order to avert juice jacking.

Similar
data blockerUSB blockerUSB condom
Also see
usb blockerusb condom

Translations

Bulgarian USB-кондо́м
  • USB-кондо́м (USB-kondóm)USB data transmission blocker through which the USB connection runs
Chinese Mandarin USB攔截器 /USB拦截器
  • USB攔截器 /USB拦截器 (yū-àisī-bī lánjiéqì)USB data transmission blocker through which the USB connection runs
Finnish USB-tietoturvaliitin, USB-kondomi
  • USB-tietoturvaliitinUSB data transmission blocker through which the USB connection runs
  • USB-kondomiUSB data transmission blocker through which the USB connection runs
German USB-Kondom
  • USB-KondomUSB data transmission blocker through which the USB connection runs
Russian USB-кондо́м
  • USB-кондо́м (USB-kondóm)USB data transmission blocker through which the USB connection runs
Swedish USB-datablockerare, USB-kondom
  • USB-datablockerareUSB data transmission blocker through which the USB connection runs
  • USB-kondomUSB data transmission blocker through which the USB connection runs
Cite this entry
APA

USB data blocker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/USB%20data%20blocker

MLA

“USB data blocker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/USB%20data%20blocker. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “USB data blocker,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/USB%20data%20blocker.

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