Synonyms for dongle
ˈdɒŋ gəl, ˈdɔŋ-don·gle

Princeton's WordNet

1. donglenoun

   (computer science) an electronic device that must be attached to a computer in order for it to use protected software

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1. • Computer Science
   • Electronic Device

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1. dick

   connects people

   i put my dongle in you

   Submitted by graceabbyhemingway on October 29, 2020  

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1. List of paraphrases for "dongle":

   wrench, backpack, key, curly, adapter, spanner

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Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to use dongle in a sentence?

1. Marc Newlin:

   They haven't encrypted the mouse traffic, that makes it possible for the attacker to send unencrypted traffic to the dongle pretending to be a keyboard and have it result as keystrokes on your computer. This would be the same as if the attacker was sitting at your computer typing on the computer.