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Glossary
Prefix
Meaning
Value
µ-
micro-
10
– 6
m-
milli-
10
–3
k-
kilo-
10
3
°
degrees
%
percent
A
amperes
AC
alternating current
ANSI
American National Standards Institute
ASCII
American Standards Code for Information Interchange
ATN
Attention
C
Celsius
CIC
Controller-In-Charge
CR
carriage return
CSA
Canadian Standards Association
CTS
Clear to Send
DAV
Data Valid
DC
direct current
DCE
Data Circuit-terminating Equipment
DIO
digital input/output
DIP
dual inline package
DMA
direct memory access
DTE
Data Terminal Equipment
DTR
Data Terminal Ready