| A connection
or interface on
the computer used to connect a serial device to the computer. Serial ports are
typically identified on IBM compatible computers as COM (communications) ports. For
example, a mouse might be connected to COM1 and a modem to COM2. With
the introduction of USB,
FireWire,
and other faster solutions serial ports are rarely used when
compared to how often they've been used in the past. To
the right is a close up of a DB9 serial port on the back of
a computer.
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Also see: Connection, Motherboard definitions,
Parallel port,
Port, RS-232, Serial
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