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expansion slot

noun

Definition of EXPANSION SLOT

:  a socket on the motherboard of a computer into which an expansion card may be inserted
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First Known Use of EXPANSION SLOT

1980

Rhymes with EXPANSION SLOT

as like as not, by a long shot, compatriot, forget-me-not, hit the jackpot, immunoblot, Inupiat, magnificat, overhand knot, penalty shot, requiescat, stevedore knot, true lover's knot

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