PCI
n. C / Un. Stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect. A standard way for different parts of a computer to connect and talk to each other. It is the physical slot or connection inside a computer where you plug in things like sound or network cards.
n. Abbreviation for Peripheral Component Interconnect. A local computer bus standard for attaching hardware devices in a computer. It facilitates high-speed communication between the central processing unit and peripheral components like network adapters or graphics cards.
I need to plug the new sound card into a PCI slot.
The technician opened the server casing to check if the network card was properly seated in the PCI slot.
While modern systems have largely transitioned to the faster Express standard, legacy industrial hardware often still relies on the original PCI architecture for basic input and output operations.
Usually used as an attributive noun before 'slot', 'bus', or 'card'.