SECTION 9—GLOSSARY
This section provides explanations for acronyms and definitions of terms used in this manual.
ADU: (Asynchronous Data Unit)
ARS: (Automatic Route Selection)
ASCII: (American Standard Code for Information Exchange)
Administer
To access and change the parameters associated with the services or features of the system.
Analog Data Endpoint
Data endpoints with customer provided
Analog Voice Terminals
Voice terminals served by a
Appearance
See Call Appearance.
Asynchronous Data Transmission
A scheme for transmitting data where each character is preceded by a start bit and followed by a stop bit, thus permitting data elements to occur at irregular intervals. This type transmission is advantageous when transmission is not regular (characters typed at a keyboard).
Asynchronous Data Unit (ADU)
A data communications equipment (DCE) type device that allows direct connection between
Attendant
The operator of the attendant console.
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