SCSI (Small Computer Systems Interface)

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A universal type of connector, pronounced skuzzy that’s used to attach external peripherals, such as hard drives and scanners, to a computer. Most SCSI adaptors will allow up to seven items to be connected in a chain, providing they each have a different ID number which can be selected independently on each device. This method of connection can be troublesome and is slowly being superceded by USB and Firewire.

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