GLOSSARY
DTR (Data Terminal Ready)
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EAN (European Article Numbering) (Bar Code Symbology)
European Article Numbering Code. A bar code symbology similar to the UPC symbology except that EAN contains 13 characters and uses the first two to identify a country.
EBCDIC (Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code)
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EDI (Electronic Data Interchange)
Specifically EDI Standards. The EDI Standards are a collective group of standards of different industries used for exchanging data between computers. All EDI Standards share certain basic concepts for formatting data. There are EDI standards covering transportation, warehousing, grocery retail, general merchandise retail, general business, and other industries.
EEPROM
Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory.
EIA (Electronics Industries Association)
A United States trade organization that issues its own standards and contributes to ASNI. Best known for its development
EOF (End Of File)
A constant following the last data in a file that signals its end.
EOT
End Of Transmission or End Of Tape.
Ethernet
A general term indicating both 802.3 and DIX Ethernet (also called Ethernet 2.0). See also: 802.3
6110 Series