Intermec Sabre 1555, Programmer'S Reference Manual

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Acronyms and Glossary
A-3
A
A
AC alternating current
ACC
high-level acknowledge setup command. A command that indicates that a message
was received.
ACK low-level acknowledge character. A character that indicates that a message was
received.
AIM
Automatic Identification Manufacturers
antenna passive device that converts RF energy into magnetic energy (RF signal)
ASCII
American Standard Code for Information Interchange. A standard seven bit code
almost always transmitted with a parity bit for a total of eight bits per character. The
ASCII set consists of both control and printing characters. ASCII was established by
the American National Standards Institute to achieve compatibility between various
types of data communication equipment. Equivalent to the International ISO 7-bit
code. ASCII is the most commonly used code for non-IBM equipment.
ASI Accepted PPP command and sending information
B
bar code An automatic identification technology that encodes information into an array of
adjacent parallel rectangular bars and spaces of varying widths.
baud The number of discreet conditions or signal events per second. In RS-232 and RS-422/
485 systems, baud rate is the same as bits per second (bps).
BFR
binary frame response
bit An abbreviation for binary digit. A binary digit is a single element (0 or 1) in a binary
number. Eight bits equal one byte.
bps
bits per second. The unit of measure used to describe the rate of data transmission. For
example, 1200 bits per second means that there are 1200 data bits transmitted per
second.
BRC
baud rate confirm
BRR baud rate requested
byte
A combination of eight bits in a predetermined pattern, designed to represent a digit or
an alphanumeric character.