3 ms·> a lightning dongle for my phone I think that's just called a cable.by serge2k 10y ago> a lightning dongle for my phone I think that's just called a cable.sulam 10y agoHeh, maybe! When does a cable become a dongle? :)serge2k 10y agoI'd call a dongle a short cable whose only purpose is to provide an adapter from socket A to socket B.mcphage 10y agoWhen you plug it into another cable instead of a device, then it becomes a dongle.