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A male DE-9 plug.
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A male DE-9 plug.

The DE-9 (9 pin D-shell connector) is a type of D-subminiature electrical connector most commonly used for the RS 232 port on the IBM AT and compatible computers.

Connector

DB-9 is a common misnomer for the DE-9. A true DB-9 connector would have 9 pins in a connector the shape and size of a DB-25.

Applications

The DE-9 connector has found a use in many different applications, ranging from video display to video game controllers. Listed below are some of the uses found for this connector.

Video

Computing

Game Consoles

See also

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