word of the day
Saturday | 26 Mar 2022
Dongle
[dawng-guhl]
Noun
American - late 20th century
- Definition
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A hardware device, paired with a licensed copy of a software program, that must be plugged into a computer to authorize every use of the software.
- Examples of word Dongle in a sentence
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“First, I plugged the 3-inch dongle into the HDMI input on the back of my TV and plugged it into its power source.”
- Did you Know?
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It is speculated that the word “dongle” is an alteration of the word dangle.
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