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Definition of:parallel port (1) A hardware interface that transfers one or more bytes simultaneously. See parallel interface. (2) A socket on a computer used to connect a printer or other device via a parallel interface (eight data bits transferring simultaneously). In the past, the parallel port was widely used for printers and occasionally for connecting other devices externally, but was superseded by USB.
A newer type of parallel port, which supports the same connectors as the Centronics interface, is the EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port) or ECP (Extended Capabilities Port) . Both of these parallel ports support bi-directional communication and transfer rates ten times as fast as the Centronics port.