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Universal Serial Bus (USB) is a high-speed link for external (or internal) peripherals. [[Hard drive|Hard drives]], mice, keyboards, and video cameras are common USB-connected pieces of equipment. | Universal Serial Bus (USB) is a high-speed link for external (or internal) peripherals. [[Hard drive|Hard drives]], mice, keyboards, and video cameras are common USB-connected pieces of equipment. | ||
[[Apple Inc.]] has repeatedly tried to compete with it with [[Thunderbolt]] and [[Firewire]] interfaces but has mostly failed. It hasn't stopped them from making new connectors like the [[Lightning Connector]] that provided benefits, which eventually made it into the [[USB-C]] standard. | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Serial_Bus Universal Serial Bus] at [http://www.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia] | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Serial_Bus Universal Serial Bus] at [http://www.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:28, 26 October 2018
Universal Serial Bus (USB) is a high-speed link for external (or internal) peripherals. Hard drives, mice, keyboards, and video cameras are common USB-connected pieces of equipment.
Apple Inc. has repeatedly tried to compete with it with Thunderbolt and Firewire interfaces but has mostly failed. It hasn't stopped them from making new connectors like the Lightning Connector that provided benefits, which eventually made it into the USB-C standard.