data sink
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data source
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data station
Data terminal equipment (DTE), data circuit-terminating equipment (DCE), and any intermediate equipment connected at one location.
Note: The DCE may be connected directly to a data processing system or it may be a part of the data processing system.
data stream
A sequence of digitally encoded signals used to represent information in transmission.
data subscriber terminal equipment
In the DDN, a general purpose terminal device that consists of (a) all the equipment necessary to provide interface functions, perform code conversion, and transform messages on various data media, such as punched cards, magnetic tapes, and paper tapes, to electrical signals for transmission and (b) all the equipment necessary to convert received electrical signals into data stored or recorded… (Read More →)
data switching exchange (DSE)
The equipment installed at a single location to perform switching functions such as circuit switching, message switching, and packet switching.
data template
A specified logical structure for a collection of data objects, including allowable ranges for their values and other data consistency specifications. [T1.667-1999]
data terminal equipment
See DTE.
data transfer device
[A] fill device designed to securely store, transport, and transfer electronically both COMSEC and TRANSEC key, designed to be backward compatible with the previous generation of COMSEC common fill devices, and programmable to support modern mission systems. [INFOSEC-99]
data transfer rate
The average number of bits, characters, or blocks per unit time passing between corresponding equipment in a data transmission system.
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