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SCSI

[ skuhz-ee ]

noun

  1. a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.


SCSI

/ ˈskʌzɪ /

noun

  1. Small Computer Systems Interface: a system for connecting a computer to peripheral devices
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

SCSI

/ skŭzē /

  1. Short for small computer system interface. A computer interface used for connecting peripheral devices, such as external disk drives and scanners, to personal computers and each other, consisting of 25–50 individual signal paths (usually wires) bundled together and sharing a single connector plug.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of SCSI1

1985–90; s(mall) c(omputer) s(ystem) i(nterface)
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Example Sentences

The floppy, SCSI, optical drives, VGA — all killed by Apple years before vanishing from the rest of the industry.

Parallel-port connections used to be common, as a cheaper, easier alternative to SCSI.

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