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