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Appendix 2. Bluetooth® Glossary
The table below lists Bluetooth
®
communication terms used in this manual.
Bluetooth
®
Address
(Bluetooth
®
Device Address)
(BD_ADDR)
Bluetooth
®
Device Address.
Each Bluetooth
®
device is allocated a unique 48-bit device address
defined by the Bluetooth
®
SIG.
Local Name
Bluetooth
®
Device Name.
This is a user-friendly name for the Bluetooth
®
device to identify
itself.
Bluetooth
®
Wireless Link
Wireless communications line connecting the master and slave
devices.
When the Bluetooth
®
wireless link is established, data can be sent to
and from the master and slave devices.
Master
Master device that initiates and requests operations and controls
slave devices.
Slave
Slave device that is network-controlled by the master device in
Bluetooth
®
wireless communication.
