How to Use expansion slot in a Sentence

expansion slot

noun
  • As a first step, peek inside your computer case and check for a spare expansion slot on the motherboard.
    — David Nield, Popular Science, 21 Jan. 2021
  • There's been no estimate for when that expansion slot will be enabled or when any drives on the market will be greenlit.
    — Kyle Orland and Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 22 Nov. 2020
  • Although less common, some power supplies have the most common cables hardwired in with a few expansion slots for extra cables.
    — Brad Bourque, WIRED, 20 Aug. 2024
  • An expansion slot allows an additional five terabytes of storage.
    — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 17 Oct. 2018
  • Now use the screw and washer in the expansion slot behind the drive to secure your SSD in place via the screw opening on the back of the drive.
    — Hunter Fenollol, Popular Mechanics, 6 Mar. 2023
  • The sparkly flowers also offer expansion slot upgrades.
    — Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
  • And for buyers of the entry-level Note 10, there's no microSD card expansion slot.
    — Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY, 20 Aug. 2019
  • Start by removing the rectangular metal expansion slot cover in the top left of your PS5, next to the fan.
    — Saira Mueller, Wired, 17 Nov. 2021
  • The left edge hosts a SIM/expansion slot, volume buttons and a screen refresh button (to clear the image of any ghosting).
    — New Atlas, 4 Feb. 2025
  • The cost constraints demanded cutting other options like expansion slots and a backlight (which also allowed for a smaller battery).
    — Cameron Kaiser, Ars Technica, 25 Apr. 2024
  • Detroit and Sacramento are also considered favorites to land the other expansion slots.
    — Justin Sayers, The Courier-Journal, 30 May 2018
  • Nashville has already been selected for one of the two expansion slots, and Cincinnati and Detroit - both backed by billionaires - want next-level soccer as well.
    — Benjy Egel, sacbee, 5 Mar. 2018
  • But Miami eventually is expected to figure it all out, and there’s still one expansion slot available that originally was supposed to be filled this month.
    — Brian Straus, SI.com, 20 Dec. 2017
  • With two expansion slots remaining, the prevailing question is how the MLS plans on picking the additional cities.
    — Justin Sayers, The Courier-Journal, 1 June 2018
  • Removing the outer panels also gives access to the system's PCIe storage expansion slot.
    — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 7 Oct. 2020
  • The rest of the rear panel features a removable expansion slot module that can rotate to support the vertical installation of a graphics card via a riser cable (not included).
    — PC Magazine, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Around back are eight PCI Express expansion slot positions, a sideways power-supply bay, and an empty 140mm/120mm dual-pattern fan mount.
    — Thomas Soderstrom, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2025
  • The MasterFrame 600’s factory configuration uses the power supply mounting flange to close off the bottom of the expansion slot panel, so its installation kit includes an adapter plate to close off the same area whenever a builder decides to instead mount its power supply above the motherboard.
    — Thomas Soderstrom, PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2025

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