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LOSSARY
LOSSARY
LOSSARY
LOSSARY
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data compression table
A table containing values assigned for each
character during a call under MNP5 data
compression. Default values in the table are
continually altered and built during each
call: The longer the table, the more efficient
throughput gained.
data mode
The mode in which the faxmodem is
capable of sending and receiving data files.
A standard modem without fax capabilities
is always in data mode.
DCE
Data Communications (or Circuit-
Terminating) Equipment is equipment
such as dial-up modems that establish and
control the data link via the telephone
network.
default
Any setting assumed, at startup or reset, by
the computer's software and attached
devices. The computer or software will use
these settings until changed by the user or
other software.
detect phase
In the ITU-T V.42 error-control protocol,
the first stage in establishing if both
modems attempting to connect have V.42
capability.
dictionary
The term used for compression codes built
by the V.42bis data compression algorithm.
