Definition of dongle
: 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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Cardmaker Zotac has put together its own workaround, however, adding S/PDIF to DVI audio pass-through to its video cards, duplexed using a Dual DVI-to-HDMI dongle so as to make a neater nest behind the box.
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Origin and Etymology of dongle
perhaps alteration of dangle
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