USB

E1456
hardware communication standard interface standard

USB (Universal Serial Bus) is a widely adopted industry standard for cables, connectors, and communication protocols used to connect, power, and transfer data between computers and electronic devices.

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Observed surface forms (14)

Surface form Occurrences
Universal Serial Bus 3
Universal Serial Bus specification 3
USB 1.1 2

Statements (57)

Predicate Object
instanceOf hardware communication standard ⓘ
interface standard ⓘ
abbreviationOf USB self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Universal Serial Bus
backwardCompatibility newer versions are generally backward compatible with older versions ⓘ
cableType twisted pair data lines with power conductors ⓘ
developedBy USB self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: USB Implementers Forum
domain computer hardware ⓘ
computer networking ⓘ
fullName USB self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Universal Serial Bus
governingBody USB Implementers Forum ⓘ
hasConnectorType USB Micro-A ⓘ
USB Micro-B ⓘ
USB Mini-A ⓘ
USB Mini-B ⓘ
USB self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: USB Type-A

USB Type-B ⓘ
USB Type-C ⓘ
hasVersion USB 1.0 ⓘ
USB 1.1 ⓘ
USB 2.0 ⓘ
USB 3.0 ⓘ
USB 3.1 ⓘ
USB self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: USB 3.2

USB4 ⓘ
introducedInYear 1996 ⓘ
maxPowerDelivery up to 100 W with USB Power Delivery ⓘ
maxSpeed 10 Gbit/s for USB 3.1 Gen 2 ⓘ
12 Mbit/s for USB 1.1 ⓘ
20 Gbit/s for USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 ⓘ
40 Gbit/s for USB4 ⓘ
480 Mbit/s for USB 2.0 ⓘ
5 Gbit/s for USB 3.0 ⓘ
powerDeliveryStandard USB Power Delivery ⓘ
replaced PS/2 ports ⓘ
parallel ports ⓘ
serial ports ⓘ
signalType serial ⓘ
standardizedBy USB-IF specifications ⓘ
supports host-controlled communication model ⓘ
hot swapping ⓘ
plug and play ⓘ
supportsProtocol USB audio ⓘ
USB communications device class ⓘ
USB human interface device ⓘ
USB mass storage ⓘ
USB video ⓘ
topology tiered star topology ⓘ
usedFor data transfer ⓘ
device connection ⓘ
power delivery ⓘ
usedInDevice digital cameras ⓘ
external storage devices ⓘ
laptops ⓘ
personal computers ⓘ
printers ⓘ
smartphones ⓘ
tablets ⓘ

Referenced by (28)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

USB → abbreviationOf → USB self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Universal Serial Bus
this entity surface form: USB 3.0
SCSI → commandSetUsedBy → USB ⓘ
this entity surface form: USB Attached SCSI
IEEE 1394 → competesWith → USB ⓘ
i.LINK → competesWith → USB ⓘ
this entity surface form: USB 2.0
iPod → connectivity → USB ⓘ
subject surface form: HP OfficeJet
this entity surface form: USB 3.x (via USB 3.0 Type-B variant)
this entity surface form: Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 2.0
this entity surface form: Universal Serial Bus specification
USB → developedBy → USB self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: USB Implementers Forum
this entity surface form: Universal Serial Bus
USB → fullName → USB self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Universal Serial Bus
USB → hasConnectorType → USB self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: USB Type-A
USB → hasVersion → USB self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: USB 3.2
this entity surface form: USB 1.1
this entity surface form: USB 2.0 specification
USB Micro-B → isPartOf → USB ⓘ
this entity surface form: Universal Serial Bus specification
subject surface form: Picture Transfer Protocol
USB 3.2 → partOf → USB ⓘ
this entity surface form: Universal Serial Bus specification
pyboard → powerInput → USB ⓘ
this entity surface form: USB 2.0 high-speed (480 Mbit/s)
this entity surface form: USB 1.1
this entity surface form: USB 2.0
NRZI → usedIn → USB ⓘ
this entity surface form: USB 1.x