Glossary
portion of the data block.
SYN
Synchronous Idle control character transmitted when the line is idle in synchronous transmissions.
Synchronous
A data transmission in which the time between characters is fixed by synchronising the transmitting and receiving communications equipment. The clock signal is typically derived from the data stream in order to maintain synchronisation.
Sysop
System Operator. This is the person or organisation who controls and maintains a videotex or bulletin board system. Most bulletin board systems display the name of their individual sysops when you first log on.
T
Telecommunications
The transmission of information across long distances, such as over telephone lines.
See Software Downloading.
Teleload
See Software Downloading.
Teletext
A
Terminal
An input/output device consisting of a
Terminal Emulation
Refers to the type of ASCII terminal your software will imitate (the control characters used to perform certain screen and cursor movement tasks vary from one terminal to another).
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