What (who) is PCMCIA$94588$ - definition
EXPANSION CARD STANDARD FOR LAPTOP COMPUTERS
Cardbus; PC-Card; PCMCIA card; CardBus; Pc card; PC-card; Pc-card; Portable Computer Card; Card information structure; Card Information Structure; PC Card adapter; PC card; Modem PC Card; Pcmcia Card; PCMCIA Card; Internal expansion card; CardBay; PCMCIA PC Card; PCMCIA CardBus; PCMCIA CardBay; PCMCIA 1.0; PCMCIA 2.0; PCMCIA 2.1; PCMCIA (card)
![[[Conditional-access module]] for DVB television, which also use the PC Card form factor](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/AstonCam.jpg?width=200 "[[Conditional-access module]] for DVB television, which also use the PC Card form factor")
![Sharp]] TU-32GAX media receiver with a PC Card slot](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Sharp TU-32GAX PC Card Slot.jpg?width=200 "Sharp]] TU-32GAX media receiver with a PC Card slot")
Software protection dongle
ELECTRONIC COPY PROTECTION AND CONTENT PROTECTION DEVICE
Hardware key; Hasp key; PCMCIA dongle; PC Card dongle; Hardware lock
A software protection dongle (commonly known as a dongle or key) is an electronic copy protection and content protection device. When connected to a computer or other electronics, they unlock software functionality or decode content.
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PC Card
In computing, PC Card is a configuration for computer parallel communication peripheral interface, designed for laptop computers. Originally introduced as PCMCIA, the PC Card standard as well as its successors like CardBus were defined and developed by the Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA).
Although originally designed as a standard for memory-expansion cards for computer storage, the existence of a usable general standard for notebook peripherals led to the development of many kinds of devices including network cards, modems, and hard disks.
