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A COM port is a [[Glossary:Serial Interface|serial]] interface port using a [[Glossary:D- | A COM port is a [[Glossary:Serial Interface|serial]] interface port using a [[Glossary:D-subminiature|DB-9]] connector, offered by virtally all home and personal computers before the advent of [[Glossary:USB|USB]]. Modern computers often still offer simulated COM ports over USB connections for interfacing to simple devices requiring only to be able to exchange a stream of [[Glossary:Byte|bytes]]. | ||
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A COM port is a serial interface port using a DB-9 connector, offered by virtally all home and personal computers before the advent of USB. Modern computers often still offer simulated COM ports over USB connections for interfacing to simple devices requiring only to be able to exchange a stream of bytes.