sound card

noun

A computer hardware device used for generating and capturing sounds.

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Meanings

nounsound card (plural sound cards)

plural sound cards · alternative soundcard

  1. computer hardwareA computer hardware device used for generating and capturing sounds.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
audio card

Translations

Bulgarian зву́кова ка́рта
  • зву́кова ка́рта (zvúkova kárta)a computer hardware device used for generating and capturing sounds
Chinese Mandarin 聲卡 /声卡
  • 聲卡 /声卡 (shēngkǎ)a computer hardware device used for generating and capturing sounds
Danish lydkort
  • lydkorta computer hardware device used for generating and capturing sounds
Dutch geluidskaart
  • geluidskaarta computer hardware device used for generating and capturing sounds
Estonian helikaart
  • helikaarta computer hardware device used for generating and capturing sounds
Finnish äänikortti
  • äänikorttia computer hardware device used for generating and capturing sounds
French carte son
  • carte sona computer hardware device used for generating and capturing sounds
German Soundkarte
  • Soundkartea computer hardware device used for generating and capturing sounds
Hungarian hangkártya
  • hangkártyaa computer hardware device used for generating and capturing sounds
Icelandic hljóðkort
  • hljóðkorta computer hardware device used for generating and capturing sounds
Italian scheda audio
  • scheda audioa computer hardware device used for generating and capturing sounds
Japanese サウンドカード
  • サウンドカード (saundokādo)a computer hardware device used for generating and capturing sounds
Norwegian lydkort
  • lydkorta computer hardware device used for generating and capturing sounds
Polish karta dźwiękowa
  • karta dźwiękowaa computer hardware device used for generating and capturing sounds
Portuguese placa de som
  • placa de soma computer hardware device used for generating and capturing sounds
Russian звукова́я ка́рта
  • звукова́я ка́рта (zvukovája kárta)a computer hardware device used for generating and capturing sounds
Spanish tarjeta de sonido, placa de sonido
  • tarjeta de sonidoa computer hardware device used for generating and capturing sounds
  • placa de sonidoa computer hardware device used for generating and capturing sounds
Swedish ljudkort
  • ljudkorta computer hardware device used for generating and capturing sounds
Vietnamese bo mạch âm thanh
  • bo mạch âm thanha computer hardware device used for generating and capturing sounds
Cite this entry
APA

sound card. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sound%20card

MLA

“sound card.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sound%20card. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sound card,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sound%20card.

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