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DisplayPort

Learn in the textbookSignal Methods and Video Interfaces

DefinitionDisplayPort is a video interface used mainly to connect PCs to monitors, and it sends video and audio in digital form.

ExplanationIt is a standard set by the industry group VESA and suits high-resolution output and connecting several monitors. Its connector is shaped differently from HDMI, but some products use an adapter to connect it to HDMI devices.

Memory hookAs the name says, it is the "display port": picture it as one of the sockets lined up on the back of a PC monitor.