'USB considered as COM port

Why most of devices connected to a PC via USB are considered as connected to COM port? As I've read, COM port is referred to RS232 serial port with DB9 connector, that is nowadays mounted rarely in devices.

There comes also another question - why most of devices connected to USB are using USB to UART converters? Is it because of high complexity level of USB standard?



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