expansion slot
noun
: a socket on the motherboard of a computer into which an expansion card may be inserted
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Around back are eight PCI Express expansion slot positions, a sideways power-supply bay, and an empty 140mm/120mm dual-pattern fan mount.
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Thomas Soderstrom, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2025
The sparkly flowers also offer expansion slot upgrades.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
On the other hand, there are plenty of versatile dongles out there with a variety of additional ports such as USB-A expansion slots, SD and microSD card readers and high-definition video outputs.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 22 July 2025
The system has no fewer than nine PCI Express expansion slots versus consumer desktops' three or four.
—PCMAG, 17 Feb. 2025
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Thomas Soderstrom, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2025
The sparkly flowers also offer expansion slot upgrades.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
On the other hand, there are plenty of versatile dongles out there with a variety of additional ports such as USB-A expansion slots, SD and microSD card readers and high-definition video outputs.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 22 July 2025
The system has no fewer than nine PCI Express expansion slots versus consumer desktops' three or four.
—PCMAG, 17 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for expansion slot
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“Expansion slot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expansion%20slot. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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