Parallel Port
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Parallel port
The parallel port is one of the oldest PC-peripheral connection technologies still in existence. As such, it's significantly slower than many of the connection types that have followed in its wake — particularly USB and i.LINK — and its popularity has declined correspondingly. The parallel port most often takes a 25-pin connector, and in years past was very commonly used to connect printers and other external devices to PCs. Today, many new PCs (but almost no peripherals) offer parallel ports, although adapters are available for people wishing to connect a newer device to an older computer via a parallel port.
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