| A hardware
device
that allows portable
computers
to connect with other devices with little or no effort. Most docking
stations allow a user
to connect their laptop
computer to a docking
station and get the added support of other peripherals
such as other drives,
a monitor,
a printer,
a scanner,
speakers,
etc., connected to it.
Docking stations enable users with portable
computers to also have the luxuries of a desktop
computer when at the office
or at home. For example, a user could use their laptop while on the
road and then when at the office connect the laptop to the docking
station and use their 19" monitor, speakers, and office printer
without having to transfer
any of the data
they may have been working on while on the road.
- Dock - Term used to
describe the process of connecting a portable computer to a
docking station.
- Undock - Term used to
describe the process of disconnecting a portable computer from a
docking station.
Also see: Hot
docking, Laptop
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