The origin of the word 'Dongle': 7 leading theories

Want to connect your laptop computer to a television? You'll need a dongle. Want to track your fitness habits -- or your dog's? Buy a dongle. Trying Chromecast? You'll also be dongling. Or Sky's Now TV? More dongling. Or Leap Motion? Dongle again. Originally slang for a plug-in module to copy protected software, "dongle" now refers to any small module that plugs...

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