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How do you tell what type of USB ports you have?

Probably among the most widely used hardware interfaces seen in consumer electronics these days is the USB. Short for Universal Serial Bus, the USB first emerged in the 1990s when a group of engineers ...
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Blue, black, or red? What your USB port colors actually mean

Without clear labels, you can rely on colors, but remember that those aren't mandated by USB-IF, so they're not a guarantee.