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LOSSARY
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data compression table
A table containing values assigned for each
character
during a call under
MNP
5 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
Mode used by a modem when sending and
receiving data files.
DCE
Data Communications
(or Circuit-
Terminating) 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 are
attempting to connect have
V.42
capability.
dictionary
The term used for compression codes built by
the
V.42
bis
data compression algorithm.
