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Mini DisplayPort
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<p>The Mini DisplayPort (MiniDP or mDP) is a miniaturized version of the <a href="/facts/DisplayPort/rJSvGhBN">DisplayPort</a> <a href="/facts/Audio-visual/7BPs5I28">audio-visual</a> digital interface. </p><p>It was announced by <a href="/facts/Apple%2c_Inc./oTJYta3k">Apple</a> in October 2008, and by early 2013 all new Apple Macintosh computers had Mini DisplayPort, as did the <a href="/facts/Apple_Cinema_Display/xGhIjTKj">LED Cinema Display</a>. However, in 2016 Apple began phasing out the port and replacing it with the new <a href="/facts/USB-C/7qVuop6e">USB-C</a> connector. The Mini DisplayPort is also fitted to some PC motherboards, video cards, and some PC notebooks from <a href="/facts/Asus/134Qobfp">Asus</a>, <a href="/facts/Microsoft/nGIDDXdx">Microsoft</a>, <a href="/facts/Micro-Star_International/LRMfX1DC">MSI</a>, <a href="/facts/Lenovo/4UNdKGUU">Lenovo</a>, <a href="/facts/Toshiba/QHRaw8Tr">Toshiba</a>, <a href="/facts/Hewlett-Packard/abuNSYNu">HP</a>, <a href="/facts/Dell/wLlYNTMM">Dell</a>, and other manufacturers. </p><p>Apple offers a no fee license for the Mini DisplayPort but the license automatically terminates should the licensee "commence an action for patent infringement against Apple". </p>