An international specification for a device to interconnect computers, peripherals, game consoles, etc., using a set of simple plugs, sockets, and lightweight cables; a connector that conforms to this specification; abbreviated USB.
Origin
1990s; earliest use found in InfoWorld.
Definition of Universal Serial Bus in US English:
Universal Serial Bus
noun
Computing Electronics
An international specification for a device to interconnect computers, peripherals, game consoles, etc., using a set of simple plugs, sockets, and lightweight cables; a connector that conforms to this specification; abbreviated USB.