At its simplest, a VDU display and keyboard together with a box containing a power supply into which slides a laptop or other small portable computer. This obviates the necessity of having both a desktop and a laptop. The laptop slides into the docking station and effectively becomes a desktop. More complex docking stations can contain extra disk storage, sockets for add-in cards, network connections, and other enhancements.
Electronics and Electrical Engineering
An interface that connects a mobile device, such as a smartphone, tablet computer, or laptop, to desktop accessories, such as large displays and speakers, storage devices, or printers.