What does DB stand for, as in DB connector?

[Felecha]

Anyone?

 

[ojai00]

"A connector for a computer cable in which the plug and socket are D-shaped so they only fit together one way.DB connectors are often used for serial ports.DB-9 connectors have 9 pins and are used to connect a mouse.DB-25 connectors have 25 pins and are used to connect a printer" courtesy of Computer User Dictionary. Hope this helps.

 

[Amused]

I'm guessing the B stands for bus?

 

[Felecha]

Data Bus?
Double Binary?
Direct Bandwidth?
David Bowie?

I've been learning about serial port communications, and have been curious, that's all. I know what one is, and have looked for a derivation, and have found nothing but definitions, like ojai00's.

 

[Felecha]

BTW, here's another good dictionary site

TechEncyclopedia

 

[Felecha]

Here's the answer, from another forum

D-shell connector - One of the family of connectors: DA-15, DB-25, DC-37, DD-50, DE-9, and DEH-15 [VGA]. The "D" is the shape of the shell, the next letter determines connector size, and the number is the maximum pin count.

 

[bluemax]

DB often also stands for "Daughter Board" such as the General MIDI modules you could snap onto many sound cards including the current Turtle Beach Santa Cruz.

 

[corkyg]

And while we're at it . . . don't forget DingBat.

 

[RaynorWolfcastle]

Dead Beat , definetly Dead Beat...

Felecha's answer seems logical

-Ice

 

[AppleTalking]

Which makes sense, considering that the old Mac monitor connectors (before the ADC connectors) were known as DB-15 connectors. They looked kinda like overgrown serial (DB-9) connectors: they had two rows of pins, with the top row having one more pin than the bottom row.

Nick

 

[JackMDS]

DB 9, DB 25

D-shell connector - One of the family of connectors: DA-15, DB-25, DC-37, DD-50, DE-9, and DEH-15 [VGA]. The "D" is the shape of the shell, the next letter determines connector size, and the number is the maximum pin count.

Quote from:

Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.

The official name of these plugs is:

The 25-pin (or 9) D-subminiature.

There are probably components that use DS and DU so the next letter (from the word sub) is ?B?

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