bay

hardware (As in an aeroplane "cargo bay") A space in a

cabinet into which a device of a certain size can be

physically mounted and connected to power and data.

Common examples are a "drive bay" into which a disk drive

(usually either 3.5 inch or 5.25 inch) can be inserted or the

space in a docking station where you insert a notebookcomputer or laptop computer to work in desktop mode or to

charge their batteries, print, or connect to the office

network, etc.

(1999-01-11)