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parallel port

an interface for connecting peripherals to computers, mainly used for connecting printers; was replaced by other technologies like USB and WLAN
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parallel port
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parallel port

Summary

parallel port is a legacy port[1]. It draws 1,233 Wikipedia views per month (legacy_port category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • parallel port's instance of is recorded as legacy port[3].
  • parallel port's instance of is recorded as technical standard[4].
  • parallel port was followed by USB[5].
  • parallel port is a type of external computer connector[6].
  • parallel port's Commons category is recorded as Parallel port[7].
  • parallel port's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/parallel-port[8].
  • parallel port's different from is recorded as serial port[9].
  • parallel port's complies with is recorded as IEEE 1284[10].
  • parallel port's P6009 is recorded as 3658[11].

Why It Matters

parallel port draws 1,233 Wikipedia views per month (legacy_port category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 27d ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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