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A pinout is a description of the purpose of each pin (electronic contact) in a multi-pin hardware connection interface. The description can be entirely in text, often in table form, or it can be an illustration.

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Not all pins are used in every connection.

This was last updated in September 2005
Posted by: Margaret Rouse

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