dongle

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don·gle /ˈdɒŋɡəl $ ˈdɑːŋ-/ noun [countable] technical  a small piece of equipment that you must connect to a computer before you can use a particular piece of software 加密狗，软件保护器

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dongle
don‧gle /ˈdɒŋɡəl $ ˈdɑːŋ-/ noun [countable] technical
a small piece of equipment that you must connect to a computer before you can use a particular piece of software

don·gleBrE /ˈdɒŋɡl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdɑːŋɡl/ 🔊, /ˈdɔːŋɡl/ 🔊 noun (computing 计算机) a small device that is used with a computer, especially to access protected software or the Internet 软件保护器；软件狗；硬件锁