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ASYNCHRONOUS TRANSMISSION [4 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2009-07-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
06.01.50 (19762)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

data transmission in which the start of each character or block of characters is arbitrary but, once started, signal elements are transmitted at a predetermined fixed rate

OBS

asynchronous transmission: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 19762-4:2008].

French

Spanish

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Record 2 - external organization data 2009-07-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
06.01.49 (19762)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

method of data transmission that does not require timing or clocking information in addition to data

OBS

Transmission is achieved by receiver reference to start and stop bits positioned at the beginning and end of each character or blocks of characters. A variable time interval can exist between characters or blocks of characters.

OBS

asynchronous transmission: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 19762-4:2008].

French

Spanish

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Record 3 2009-02-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications Transmission
  • Data Transmission
DEF

Data transmission in which the start of each character or block of characters is arbitrary but, once started, the time of occurrence of each signal element has the same relationship to significant instants of a fixed time base.

OBS

The term is usually used in conjunction with modems.

OBS

asynchronous transmission: term and definition standardized by ISO; term standardized by CSA International.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
  • Transmission de données
DEF

Transmission de données dans laquelle le début de chaque caractère ou bloc de caractères survient à un instant quelconque, mais où, après ce démarrage, chacun des éléments de signal survient en relation de phase constante avec les instants significatifs d'une base de temps fixe.

OBS

transmission asynchrome : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO et la CSA International.

OBS

transmission arythmique : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transmisión (Telecomunicaciones)
  • Transmisión de datos
DEF

Método de transferencia eléctrica de datos en el cual las unidades de envío y recepción están sincronizadas en cada carácter, o bloque pequeño de caracteres, generalmente mediante el uso de señales de inicio y parada.

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Record 4 - external organization data 2006-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
09.03.08 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

data transmission in which the start of each character or block of characters is arbitrary but, once started, the time of occurrence of each signal element has the same relationship to significant instants of a fixed time base

OBS

asynchronous transmission: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-9:1995].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
09.03.08 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

transmission de données dans laquelle le début de chaque caractère ou bloc de caractères survient à un instant quelconque, mais où, après ce démarrage, chacun des éléments de signal survient en relation de phase constante avec les instants significatifs d'une base de temps fixe

OBS

En France, les informaticiens emploient couramment dans ce sens le terme «transmission asynchrone», alors que certains spécialistes des télécommunications préfèrent le terme «transmission arythmique».

OBS

transmission asynchrone; transmission arythmique : termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-9:1995].

Spanish

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