Formerly code-named NEWCARD, ExpressCard is a new standard replacing the PC Card standard in laptop computers. ExpressCard is also a standard that was developed by PCMCIA and supports a much higher speeds, supports USB 2.0, smaller, uses less voltage, lower cost, and is hot-swappable. As shown in the illustration below, ExpressCards are physically different from PC Cards and are available in two different formats: ExpressCard 54 and 34.
CamelCase, Expansion card, Hardware terms, NEWCARD, PC Card, PCMCIA
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