Glossary
V.42
An
V.42 bis
An extension of
Xmodem
The first of a family of error control software protocols used to transfer files between modems. These protocols are in the public domain and are available from many bulletin board services.
XON/XOFF
Standard ASCII control characters used to tell an intelligent device to stop/resume transmitting data.
Ymodem
An
Ymodem G
This is similar to Ymodem, except it relies on the modem for error checking, which makes it faster.
Zmodem
This is similar to Xmodem and Ymodem, except it includes batch transfer, the ability to recover from a partially complete transfer, an autostart feature, and improved efficiency.
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