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National Teaching and Learning Change ProgrammeInformation and Communication Technology: Dictionary

universal serial bus (USB)

A universal serial bus (USB) is used to connect devices, e.g. scanners, speakers and digital cameras, to a computer via a high speed single wire connection.

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