Port
Port: The entry or exit point from a computer for connecting communications or peripheral devices.
Definition
The entry or exit point from a computer for connecting communications or peripheral devices.
Alternative Definitions
- Definition 2
A physical entry or exit point of a cryptographic module that provides access to the module for physical signals, represented by logical information flows (physically separated ports do not share the same physical pin or wire). (FIPS 140-2(NISTIR)
- Definition 3
1. A physical receptacle or device through which communication with an external device can occur. 2. A particularized concept relating to ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY. The “interface of an ELECTRONIC DEVICE (“apparatus”) with its electrical and electromagnetic environment.” 2007 VVSG. See also CONTROL PORT, EARTH PORT, ENCLOSURE PORT, POWER PORT, SIGNAL PORT.