The phrase "adapter dongle" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a small device that connects to a port to allow for compatibility with other devices or connections.
Example: "I need to buy an adapter dongle to connect my laptop to the projector."
Alternatives: "conversion dongle" or "interface adapter".
Or the Lightning-to-regular-headphone adapter dongle, which Apple's thoughtfully included in the box.
You generally need a separate adapter dongle if you want to connect to Ethernet or a VGA projector.
But it is a pain in the neck if you attempt to use the Lightning EarPods and ever connect your headphones to anything else other than the iPhone or an iPad, or you lose that stupid little Lightning adapter dongle.
Having two USB-C ports is certainly better than just one and helps futureproof the MateBook X, while including an adapter dongle in the box helps ease the transition from legacy USB-A and other connections.
Giraff cannot directly connect to a cellular network to provide Internet access and relies on a USB wireless adapter (dongle) that is connected to one of Giraff's exterior USB ports.
At Duke's Innovation Co-Lab DesignHub, we were approached to produce around 300 of these security clips for adapter dongles of different sizes in a cost-effective and practical manner.
If you have a recent Mac laptop, you probably have a video-adapter dongle in the box to connect the Mac's digital video interface port to a V.G.A. monitor; if not, you may have to purchase an adapter.
you guessed it, the projector adaptor dongles!
The items include a 2 gigabit ethernet adapter, Bluetooth dongle, USB 2.0 802.11b/g WiFi adapter, PCI Wireless Adapter, powered wireless antenna, 100Mbps ethernet switch, USB and Firewire hard drive enclosure, and a notebook wireless card.
Along with the six-inch reader, the $140 package includes a Kindle Audio Adapter, a dongle that plugs directly into the Paperwhite's charging jack, enabling speech-to-text functionality, so visually impaired users can listen along to the book by connecting a pair of headphones (not included).
That was before Apple took away useful inputs and replaced them with USB Type-C ports requiring adapters and dongles.
