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docking station

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A piece of hardware that expands the connectivity of a laptop or mobile device by linking it to peripherals such as monitors, keyboards, mice, and external drives through a single connection.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computer-hardware, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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Across languages

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14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: до́кинг ста́нция (dóking stáncija) — piece of hardware
  • Chinese Mandarin: 擴展塢 /扩展坞 (kuòzhǎnwù) — piece of hardware
  • Chinese Mandarin: 塢站 /坞站 (wùzhàn) — piece of hardware
  • Esperanto: doko — piece of hardware
  • Finnish: telakka — piece of hardware
  • French: station d'accueil — piece of hardware
  • German: Dockingstation — piece of hardware
  • German: Andockstation — piece of hardware
  • Italian: unità di connessione — piece of hardware
  • Norman: stâtion d'amathage — piece of hardware
  • Polish: stacja dokująca — piece of hardware
  • Russian: док-сте́йшен (dok-stɛ́jšen) — piece of hardware
  • Russian: док-ста́нция (dok-stáncija) — piece of hardware
  • Russian: кредл (krɛdl) — piece of hardware