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Dongle

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

(computer science) an electronic device that must be attached to a computer in order for it to use protected software

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Dongles
possessive
Dongle's
pluralpossessive
Dongles'