: a small device that plugs into a computer and serves as an adapter or as a security measure to enable the use of certain software
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It can be used to connect Thunderbolt displays and peripherals, get native video performance for USB-C monitors and fastest speeds from USB-C devices, graphics adapters and dongles.
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
The main keypad connects to a PC or Mac through USB-C, and the dialpad connects via Bluetooth or Logitech’s Bolt dongle (sold separately).
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 24 Sep. 2024
Plug them in, and these cases act as dongles which can wirelessly transmit their own Bluetooth signal to the earbuds, enabling high-quality sound while listening to music, movies etc.
—New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2024
Considering that the laptop has only one USB-C port, connecting the AC adapter will keep you from using a USB-C peripheral without a dongle, which owners of a 16-inch productivity laptop should not have to put up with.
—PCMAG, 27 Sep. 2024
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
The main keypad connects to a PC or Mac through USB-C, and the dialpad connects via Bluetooth or Logitech’s Bolt dongle (sold separately).
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 24 Sep. 2024
Plug them in, and these cases act as dongles which can wirelessly transmit their own Bluetooth signal to the earbuds, enabling high-quality sound while listening to music, movies etc.
—New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2024
Considering that the laptop has only one USB-C port, connecting the AC adapter will keep you from using a USB-C peripheral without a dongle, which owners of a 16-inch productivity laptop should not have to put up with.
—PCMAG, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Dongle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dongle. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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