enhanced capabilities port

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

Enhanced Capabilities Port

   <hardware> (ECP) The most common {parallel printer interface}
   on current (1997) {IBM PC} compatibles.

   Enhanced Capabilities Port is defined in standard IEEE 1284.
   It is bi-directional and faster than earlier parallel ports.

   Not to be confused with {Extended Capabilities Port}.

   (1997-12-01)