a port/interface into a computer which allows data to be transmitted serially. (to transmit an 8-bit word through a single-line serial interface, each bit must be sent sequentially from one side, and reassembled into a word on the other.)

modems, mouses, and keyboards are some devices that use serial interfaces.

see also: parallel port (woohoo! a recursive link!)

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