Composite connector carrying power, electro-optical data, and fluid input/output

A system comprising:

• a computing device;
• a first connector coupled to the computing device, the first connector comprising:
• a plurality of modular data connectors configured to carry data, the plurality of modular data connectors including electrical data connectors and optical data connectors;
• at least one pair of electrical power connectors configured to carry electrical power for the computing device;
• a fluid exchange connector configured to carry cooling fluid;
• an alignment feature configured to align the first connector with a complementary connector;
• and
• a housing configured to contain the plurality of modular data connectors, the at least one pair of electrical power connectors, the fluid exchange connector, and the alignment feature in a confined physical space;
• and
• a second connector configured to be coupled to the computing device, wherein the cooling fluid flows through the first connector in an opposite direction than cooling fluid that flows through the second connector.

A method comprising:

• aligning a composite connector with a complementary connector using an alignment feature of the composite connector;
• enabling blind mating of a plurality of modular data connectors of the composite connector to a plurality of complementary data connectors of the complementary connector using the alignment feature of the composite connector, the plurality of modular data connectors including electrical data connectors and optical data connectors;
• carrying data through the plurality of modular data connectors in the composite connector;
• obtaining electrical power from at least one pair of electrical power connectors in the composite connector;
• and
• obtaining cooling fluid through a fluid exchange connector in the composite connector,
• wherein a housing contains the plurality of modular data connectors, the at least one pair of electrical power connectors, the fluid exchange connector, and the alignment feature in a confined physical space.