Slot A

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)
Slot A

   <hardware> The physical and electrical specification for the
   edge-connector used by {AMD}'s {Athlon} processor.

   The connector allows for a higher {bus rate} than {Socket 7}
   or {Super 7}.  Slot A motherboards use {Compaq}'s {EV6} {bus
   protocol}.  Slot A is mechanically compatible but electrically
   incompatible with {Intel}'s {Slot 1}.

   (1999-08-05)
    

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