Meanings
noundocking station (plural docking stations)
plural docking stations
- computer hardwareA piece of hardware that expands the connectivity of a laptop or mobile device by linking it to peripherals such as monitors, keyboards, mice, and external drives through a single connection.
Translations
Bulgarian до́кинг ста́нция
- до́кинг ста́нция (dóking stáncija)piece of hardware
Chinese Mandarin 擴展塢 /扩展坞, 塢站 /坞站
- 擴展塢 /扩展坞 (kuòzhǎnwù)piece of hardware
- 塢站 /坞站 (wùzhàn)piece of hardware
Esperanto doko
- dokopiece of hardware
Finnish telakka
- telakkapiece of hardware
French station d'accueil
- station d'accueilpiece of hardware
German Dockingstation, Andockstation
- Dockingstationpiece of hardware
- Andockstationpiece of hardware
Italian unità di connessione
- unità di connessionepiece of hardware
Polish stacja dokująca
- stacja dokującapiece of hardware
Russian док-сте́йшен, док-ста́нция
- док-сте́йшен (dok-stɛ́jšen)piece of hardware
- док-ста́нция (dok-stáncija)piece of hardware
- кредл (krɛdl)piece of hardware
Cite this entry
APA
docking station. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/docking%20station
MLA
“docking station.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/docking%20station. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “docking station,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/docking%20station.
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