docking station
a small desktop cabinet, usually containing disk drives and ports for connection to peripherals, into which a laptop may be inserted so as to give it the functionality of a desktop computer.
Origin of docking station
1990–95
Words nearby docking station
docker,
docket,
dockhand,
docking bridge,
docking keel,
docking station,
dockland,
dockmackie,
dockmaster,
dockominium,
dockside
British Dictionary definitions for docking station
docking station
noun
a device used to connect one appliance to another, esp a portable computer and a desktop computer, to make use of its external power supply, monitor, and keyboard, esp to enable the transfer of data between the machines