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What is a dongle? Computer term of the day

04.04.2009 · Posted in Computer Articles

I remember the first piece of software I bought that required a dongle – My daughter came home from school and asked me “what’s new?” I looked at her and said I just got a new dongle.rnrnI wish I would have had been video taping her because her expression was hilarious – She thought I said something ***** :-) and told me I was disgusting! We still laugh about it to this day.rnrnWhat is a dongle?rnrnA dongle is: . . . . .rnrndon�gle (d�ngl, dng-)rnn.rnA hardware device that serves as copy protection for certain software by rendering the software inoperable when the device is not plugged into a printer port.rn[Probably arbitrary coinage.]rnrnThe American Heritage� Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright �2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.rnrnThere you have it – Tell everybody about your new dongle! :-)

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