GE A071-0CG manual Glossary of Terms, Ascii

Glossary of Terms

application	A piece of software (a program) consisting of one or more
	processes and supporting functions.
ASCII	American Standard Code for Information Interchange. A
	seven-bit code that standardizes a set of characters
	representing letters and numbers for international use.
baud rate	A measurement of the speed of a communications line; the
	number of times a line can change state in one second; the
	rate at which a signal is modulated.
binary	A number system having only two symbols (1 and 0), and
	where values are expressed in the base two number
	system.
bit	Abbreviation of binary digit. The smallest unit of
	information in a binary system. Has a value of either one
	(1) or zero (0).
char	The name of a data-type in the C programming language.
	Stands for character, or a group of eight bits that function
	as a single unit.
cyclic redundancy check	An error-detection scheme that checks the integrity of a
	transmitted message for errors introduced during
	transmission. Abbreviated as CRC.
data-collection	A software application that acquires data from and sends
application	data to various intelligent electronic devices. Abbreviated
	as DCA.
data-processing	A software application that requests and processes data as
application	it is required by (usually) a master station. Abbreviated as
	DPA.
host	The client or host station/computer, with which the RTU
	equipment communicates. Also called a master or master
	station.
logical remote unit	An RTU that exists in software, but not physically. LRUs
	are created by software partitioning of a single physical
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