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be attached via {twisted pair} cable.

(1995-01-24)

120 reset

/wuhn-twen'tee ree'set/ (After 120 volts, US mains
voltage) To cycle power on a computer in order to reset or
unjam it.

Compare {Big Red Switch}, {power cycle}.

(1994-11-23)

1-2-3

{Lotus 1-2-3}

1394

{High Performance Serial Bus}

1541

{Commodore 1541}

1581

{Commodore 1581}

16550

A version of the 16450 {UART} with a 16-byte {FIFO}
buffer. Now revised to the 16550A.

(1995-01-24)

16 bit

Using {words} containing sixteen
{bits}. This adjective often refers to the number of bits
used internally by a computer's {CPU}. E.g. "The {Intel 8086}
is a sixteen bit processor". Its external {data bus} or
{address bus} may be narrower. The term may also refer to the
size of an instruction in the computer's {instruction set} or
to any other item of data.

See also {16-bit application}.

(1996-05-13)