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computer port

nounverified· unreviewed·updated Oct 6, 2026

A computer port is a connection point or interface between a computer and an external or internal device. Internal ports may connect such devices as hard drives and CD ROM or DVD drives; external ports may connect modems, printers, mice and other devices.

MWENERC CIP-007-6 (System Security Management) v6

Classifications

Entity Type

Asset100%manual reviewI-071.physical_split
Ddorianclast reviewed —
Physical became Facility; its devices went to Asset (Dorian, 2026-10-06; cki DESIGN.md I-071)

Sensitivity

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Information Class

—90%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Variants

synonym
physical input/output port
plural
computer ports
possessive
computer port's
pluralpossessive
computer ports'