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Re: NXT Bluetooth "Dongle" or "Adapter"?
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lugnet.robotics.nxt
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Thu, 9 Nov 2006 04:30:34 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics.nxt, Tony Naggs wrote:
> In article <J8Ds7J.73z@lugnet.com>, David J. Perdue
> <david@davidjperdue.com> writes
> > Is there any difference between a Bluetooth dongle and a Bluetooth adapter? Are
> > the terms interchangeable and merely synonyms?
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> Essentially they are synonyms.
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> Formal: TDK manufacture Bluetooth adapters.
> Informal: I have a Bluetooth dongle sticking out of the side of my
> laptop.
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> "Dongle" was the word coined for a copy protection device (e.g. with a
> serial number in) plugged into a PC serial or printer port. It is now
> taken to mean any item similar in appearance.
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> ttfn,
> Tony
In my experience (and usage), "dongle" is usually used as a derisive or
semi-derisive term, much in the way "wall wart" is used to describe a power
transformer with integrated plugs.
Matt
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| In article <J8Ds7J.73z@lugnet.com>, David J. Perdue <david@davidjperdue.com> writes (...) Essentially they are synonyms. Formal: TDK manufacture Bluetooth adapters. Informal: I have a Bluetooth dongle sticking out of the side of my laptop. "Dongle" (...) (18 years ago, 8-Nov-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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