Glossary
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DCD data carrier detect
DCE data communications equipment or data circuit-terminating equipment
DLL dynamic link library
DMA direct memory access
DSR data set ready
DTE data terminal equipment
DTR data terminal ready—the overscore denotes that the signal is activelow
duplex the means of bandwidth usage in a serial system
EIA Electronic Industries Association
EMI electromagnetic interference
FCC Federal Communications Commission
FIFO First-In-First-Out
ft feet
GND ground
HSI handshake input
HSO handshake output
Hz Hertz
IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
in. inches
I/O input/output
IRQ interrupt request
ISA Industry Standard Architecture
Kbaud kilobits per second
m meters