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Technically Not Always DB: Printer Cable

D-sub connectors, also called D-subs or DB connectors, are a family of plugs and sockets used for communications and with early PCs. They come in 9, 15, 25, 37 and 50 pin varieties and were used for ports like serial, parallel, game and VGA on PCs. While called DB connectors, only the 25-pin version is technically a DB as B means 25 pins; others use the DIN standard which assigns letters A-E to define pin counts.

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Technically Not Always DB: Printer Cable

D-sub connectors, also called D-subs or DB connectors, are a family of plugs and sockets used for communications and with early PCs. They come in 9, 15, 25, 37 and 50 pin varieties and were used for ports like serial, parallel, game and VGA on PCs. While called DB connectors, only the 25-pin version is technically a DB as B means 25 pins; others use the DIN standard which assigns letters A-E to define pin counts.

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Definition of:D-sub connectors (D-SUBminiature connectors) A family of plugs and sockets widely used in communications and on earlier PCs.

For example, the analog VGA monitor interface uses a D-sub 15-pin plug and socket. Also called "DB connectors" and "D-subs," they come in 9, 15, 25, 37 and 50 pin varieties. The D-sub designation defines the physical structure of the connector, not the purpose of each line. Technically Not Always DB In the international DIN 41625 standard, the letters A through E define the number of pins and follow the D. Although called "DB connectors," the only true DB is the DB-25, because B means 25 pins (see illustration below). DB-25 The female DB-25 was widely used in the past for the printer port on a PC (see printer cable). The male DB-25 was also the second serial port (COM2) on the PC when serial ports were popular. It is still widely used for RS-232 communications devices. DB-9 (DE-9) The male DB-9 connector (officially DE-9) was typically used for the first serial port on earlier PCs (COM1) as well as other communications devices. See serial port. DB-15 (DA-15 and DE-15) Two DB-15 connectors are widely used. The larger, two-row female DA-15 is the game port on a PC, and the smaller, three-row, female high-density DE-15 is the VGA port. See VGA and plugs and sockets.

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