scsi

scsi — abbreviation

1. a set of technical standards that let computers send data to and receive data fr

1.abbreviationB2
Definition

a set of technical standards that let computers send data to and receive data from external devices such as hard drives, scanners, and CD-ROM drives through a single cable connection — used mainly in the 1990s and early 2000s before newer technologies like USB and SATA became common.

Example

Lukas connected a SCSI hard drive to an older computer to recover his old family photos.

collocation: SCSI hard drive / SCSI device

Before USB became widespread, most office scanners relied on a SCSI connection for data transfer.

temporal context: 'Before USB became widespread'

Common collocations
  • SCSI device
  • SCSI cable
  • SCSI controller
  • SCSI ID

Usage Note

Pronounced either as "scuzzy" (/ˈskʌzi/) or by spelling out each letter (/ˌɛs siː aɪ/). SCSI devices are linked in a daisy-chain and each device must have a unique ID number. The standard has largely been replaced by USB and SATA.

Common collocations

Nouns

Etymology

Englishacronym

SCSI is an acronym that stands for Small Computer System Interface. It was created in the early 1980s and later standardized by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). The name was chosen to describe its function: a standard way for small computers to communicate with external devices like hard drives and scanners.