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don·gle  (dôngl, dng-)
n.
A hardware device that serves as copy protection for certain software by rendering the software inoperable when the device is not plugged into a printer port.
[Probably arbitrary coinage.]
dongle [ˈdɒŋgəl]
n
(Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) Computing an electronic device that accompanies a software item to prevent the unauthorized copying of programs
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Noun1.dongle - (computer science) an electronic device that must be attached to a computer in order for it to use protected software
electronic device - a device that accomplishes its purpose electronically
computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
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dongle
n (Comput) → Dongle m, → Kopierschutzstecker m
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