Glossary

dial line

A communications circuit that is established by a

 

switched circuit connection in the dial network.

dial network

See PSTN.

dial string

A series of characters that consists of numbers and

 

modifiers used to dial a telephone number.

digital signal

A signal composed of only two discrete values,

 

representing the binary digits 0 and 1.

directory location

Nonvolatile memory that stores up to ten

 

telephone numbers. Each directory location can

 

have up to 40 characters entered.

DOC

Canadian Department of Communication.

download

A process that transfers modem firmware from a

 

locally attached PC to a modem or allows the

 

cloning of firmware from a local modem to a

 

remote modem. Also, the process of moving data

 

from a host computer to an attached computer.

DTE

The equipment (Data Terminal Equipment), such

 

as a computer or terminal, that provides data in the

 

form of digital signals.

EIA

Electronic Industries Association. This

 

organization provides standards for the data

 

communications industry.

EIA-232-D

An Electronic Industries Association's standard

 

defining the 25-position interface between data

 

terminal equipment and data communications

 

equipment.

EIA RS-366-A

An Electronic Industries Association's standard

 

defining the 25-position interface between data

 

terminal equipment and data communications

 

automatic calling equipment.

EPROM

Erasable programmable read-only memory.

3830-A2-GB91-30

August 1998

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