GLOSSARY
6110SeriesHand-HeldComputerUser’sGuide Glossary-5
DTR(DataTerminalReady)
AnRS-232 modeminterfacecontrolsignal(sentfrom the
DTEtothemodemonpin20)thatindicatestheDTEis
readyfordatatransmissionandrequeststhemodembe
connectedtothecircuit.
EAN (EuropeanArticleNumbering)(BarCode Symbology)
EuropeanArticleNumberingCode.Abar codesymbology
similartotheUPCsymbology except thatEANcontains13
charactersandusesthefirst twotoidentifyacountry.
EBCDIC(ExtendedBinaryCodedDecimal InterchangeCode)
An8-bitcharacter codeschemeusedinIBMenvironments.
EDI(ElectronicDataInterchange)
SpecificallyEDIStandards.TheEDIStandardsarea
collectivegroupofstandardsofdifferentindustriesusedfor
exchangingdata betweencomputers.All EDIStandards
sharecertainbasic conceptsforformattingdata.Thereare
EDIstandardscoveringtransportation, warehousing,
groceryretail,generalmerchandiseretail,generalbusiness,
andotherindustries.
EEPROMElectricallyErasableProgrammableReadOnlyMemory.
EIA(Electronics Industries Association)
AUnitedStatestrade organizationthatissuesitsown
standardsandcontributestoASNI.Bestknownforits
developmentRS-232 andthebuildingwiringstandard,568.
MembershipincludesUSmanufacturers.
EOF(End OfFile)
Aconstantfollowingthelastdatainafilethatsignalsits
end.
EOTEndOfTransmissionorEndOfTape.
EthernetAgeneraltermindicatingboth802.3 andDIXEthernet
(alsocalledEthernet2.0).See also:802.3