1) Computer interface 2) Interface on old computers 3) Modem hookup point 4) Peripheral connection 5) Where a techie hooks up
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connector used for a serial port on an IBM PC compatible computer along with the serial port symbol. (Pinout) ]] In computing, a serial port is a serial communication physical interface through which information transfers in or out one bit at a time (in contrast to a parallel port). Throughout most of the history of personal computers, data was tr...
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An interface used for the transfer of information. It is slower than the Parallel port and is used for a modem, MIDI interfaces and networking.
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A jack that sends out or receives digital data one bit after another, through a single pin.
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A socket on a computer that is used for serial communication (one bit at a time) between a computer and another device. The serial port is normally used for the connection of a modem.
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A connection for data transfer, using a single data line.
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Is a general-purpose personal computer communications port in which 1 bit of information is transferred at a time. In the past, most digital cameras were connected to a computer's serial port in order to transfer images to the computer. recently, however, the serial port is being replaced by the much faster USB port on digital cameras as we...
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A connection (usually via a 25 or 9-pin connector) enabling data to be exchanged between electronic devises. The standard applied to serial ports is normally RS-232C. See page 6.13 for details of pin usage.
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Is a general-purpose personal computer communications port in which 1 bit of information is transferred at a time. In the past, most digital cameras were connected to a computer's serial port in order to transfer images to the computer. recently, however, the serial port is being replaced by the much faster USB port on digital cameras as well as co...
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n] - an interface (commonly used for modems and mice and some printers) that transmits data a bit at a time
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A computer I/O (input/output) port through which the computer communicates with the external world. The standard serial port is RS-232 based and allows bi-directional communication on a 3 wire connection, as a serial data stream.
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noun an interface (commonly used for modems and mice and some printers) that transmits data a bit at a time
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This is the communications port on your computer; it's also called the COM or RS-232 port. It's called serial because, although it has nine pins and many wires, the PC sends data on only one wire and receives data on one other wire. All the data bits have to follow one another on the single wire, as opposed to the parallel port, where eight separa....
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A port on a computing device that is capable of either transmitting or receiving one bit at a time. Examples include the Mac's printer and modem ports.
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