See also: Communication | Protocol | Standard
Acronym: Universal Serial Bus
FAQ: http://www.usb.org/faq/ans2
A standard protocol for data communication that allows computer peripherals to be connected and receive or send data with a much higher bandwidth than earlier standards. USB has surpassed FireWire in popularity for most peripherals barring perhaps video devices.
USB 2.0 (“Hi-Speed USB”) is the current version.
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