Glossary
GL-3
Issue 2 May 1995
configuration option
Modem software that sets specific operating parameters for the
modem. Sometimes referred to as straps.
CTS
Clear to Send. A signal sent to the computer which indicates that
the modem is ready for the computer to transmit data.
D
data compression
The elimination of empty fields, redundancies, and gaps in order
to reduce storage capacity needs and the amount of data to be
transmitted. Anything that is eliminated is restored after the data
is received.
Data mode
One of two operating modes. When in Data mode, the modem
considers any input from the computer to be data and transmits
it across the telephone line to the remote modem.
See also
Command mode.
data rate
The speed at which data is transferred over the telephone line.
This rate is measured in bits per second.
DCE
Data Communications Equipment. A modem.
dial command modifiers
A modifier used in the dial string that instructs the modem how
to process a dialed telephone number.
dial string
A series of characters that consists of numbers and modifiers
used to dial a telephone number.
