expansion slot
noun
: a socket on the motherboard of a computer into which an expansion card may be inserted
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The top edge houses an expansion slot, which in this unit includes a serial port and an Ethernet jack.
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PC Magazine, 28 May 2025
Some boards have PCIe 5.0 expansion slots for graphics cards and other PCI Express cards, but no PCIe 5.0 slots for SSDs.
—PC Magazine, 14 May 2025
While some can be installed in traditional 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch hard drive bays, other models can be installed in a PCI Express expansion slot or even be mounted directly on the motherboard, a configuration that's now common in laptops and desktops.
—PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 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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PC Magazine, 28 May 2025
Some boards have PCIe 5.0 expansion slots for graphics cards and other PCI Express cards, but no PCIe 5.0 slots for SSDs.
—PC Magazine, 14 May 2025
While some can be installed in traditional 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch hard drive bays, other models can be installed in a PCI Express expansion slot or even be mounted directly on the motherboard, a configuration that's now common in laptops and desktops.
—PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 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 23 Jul. 2025.
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