Universal Serial Bus

noun

An international standard for interconnecting personal computer devices using simple plugs and sockets and lightweight cables.

Meanings

nounUniversal Serial Bus (uncountable, abbreviation USB)

abbreviation USB

  1. uncountablecomputingAn international standard for interconnecting personal computer devices using simple plugs and sockets and lightweight cables.

Translations

Chinese Cantonese 通用串列匯流排 /通用串列汇流排, 通用序列匯流排 /通用序列汇流排
  • 通用串列匯流排 /通用串列汇流排 (tung¹ jung⁶ cyun³ lit⁶ wui⁶ lau⁴ paai⁴)computing standard for interconnecting PC devices
  • 通用序列匯流排 /通用序列汇流排 (tung¹ jung⁶ zeoi⁶ lit⁶ wui⁶ lau⁴ paai⁴)computing standard for interconnecting PC devices
  • 通用串行總線 /通用串行总线 (tung¹ jung⁶ cyun³ hong⁴ zung² sin³)computing standard for interconnecting PC devices
Chinese Mandarin 通用串行總線 /通用串行总线, 通用序列匯流排 /通用序列汇流排
  • 通用串行總線 /通用串行总线 (tōngyòng chuànháng zǒngxiàn)computing standard for interconnecting PC devices
  • 通用序列匯流排 /通用序列汇流排 (tōngyòng xùliè huìliúpái)computing standard for interconnecting PC devices
Greek ενιαίος σειριακός δίαυλος
  • ενιαίος σειριακός δίαυλος (eniaíos seiriakós díavlos)computing standard for interconnecting PC devices
Hungarian univerzális soros busz
  • univerzális soros buszcomputing standard for interconnecting PC devices
Japanese ユニバーサル・シリアル・バス
  • ユニバーサル・シリアル・バス (yunibāsaru shiriaru basu)computing standard for interconnecting PC devices
Korean 범용 직렬 버스
  • 범용 직렬 버스 (beomyong jingnyeol beoseu)computing standard for interconnecting PC devices
Portuguese Universal Serial Bus
  • Universal Serial Buscomputing standard for interconnecting PC devices
Russian универса́льная после́довательная ши́на
  • универса́льная после́довательная ши́на (universálʹnaja poslédovatelʹnaja šína)computing standard for interconnecting PC devices
Spanish Conductor Universal en Serie
  • Conductor Universal en Seriecomputing standard for interconnecting PC devices
Cite this entry
APA

Universal Serial Bus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Universal%20Serial%20Bus

MLA

“Universal Serial Bus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Universal%20Serial%20Bus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Universal Serial Bus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Universal%20Serial%20Bus.

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