Serial Port

Domain	Definitions
Computing	Serial port (Or "com port") A connector on a computer to which you can attach a serial line connected to peripherals which communicate using a serial (bit-stream) protocol. The most common type of serial port is a 25-pin D-type connector carrying EIA-232 signals. Smaller connectors (e.g. 9-pin D-type) carrying a subset of EIA-232 are often used on personal computers. The serial port is usually connected to an integrated circuit called a UART which handles the conversion between serial and parallel data. In the days before bit-mapped displays, and today on multi-user systems, the serial port was used to connect one or more terminals (teletypewriters or VDUs), printers, modems and other serial peripherals. Two computers connected together via their serial ports, possibly via modems, can communicate using a protocol such as UUCP or CU or SLIP. (1995-01-12). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.
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Specialty Definition: Serial port

In computing, a serial port is an interface on a computer system with which information is transferred in or out one bit at a time (contrast parallel port). Throughout most of the history of personal computers, this was accomplished using the RS-232 standard over simple cables connecting the computer to a device such as a terminal or modem. Mice, keyboards, and other devices were also often connected this way.

While RS-232 originally specified a 25-pin D-type connector, these were large and awkward, and most of the pins were unused (after all, since data is sent one bit at a time, only one wire is needed for data in each direction plus a few control signals), so it was common to use other connectors for these ports (in particular the 9-pin version used by the original IBM PC). In Europe, the related RS-422 standard was popular, and often used German DIN connectors.

In very recent years, more advanced electronics has made possible more reliable and higher-speed serial communications, so RS-232 is being supplanted by newer standards such as USB and Firewire. These make it possible to connect devices that would not have been feasible over slower serial connections, such as storage devices and sound and video devices.

Commercial Usage: Serial Port

Domain	Title
Books	Serial Port Complete (reference) (more book examples)

High Tech	LAVA COMPUTER PCI Board for Adding a Serial Port (reference) RJ45 To Db9 Male Adapter - Emulates Pc At Serial Port (reference) Devicemaster Primo 1 Db9 Male Rs-232/422/485 Serial Port 1 10/100 (reference) Multi-Tech Systems Mtpsr1-100: Serial Port Proxy Server F/56K Or ISDN Modem Connect (reference) Shiva Corporation Lanrover/Plus Async Serial Port Four Pack (reference) (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Serial Port

Modern Translations: Serial Port

Language		Translations for "serial port"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		seriel udgang, seriel indgang. (various references)

Dutch		seriële poort. (various references)

Finnish		sarjaportti. (various references)

French		port série. (various references)

German		Seriellluke, serieller Anschluss. (various references)

Greek		σειριακή θύρα. (various references)

Italian		porta seriale. (various references)

Pig Latin		erialsay ortpay

Portuguese		porta série, porta paralela. (various references)

Russian		последовательный порт. (various references)

Spanish		puerto serie. (various references)

Swedish		seriella porten. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Anagrams: Serial Port

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Alternative Orthography: Serial Port

Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

53 65 72 69 61 6C 50 6F 72 74

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010011 01100101 01110010 01101001 01100001 01101100 00100000 01010000 01101111 01110010 01110100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#83 &#101 &#114 &#105 &#97 &#108 &#32 &#80 &#111 &#114 &#116

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0053 0065 0072 0069 0061 006C 0050 006F 0072 0074

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
serial port	282	window serial port	6
usb serial port	48	serial port file transfer	6
virtual serial port	43	serial port analyzer	6
usb serial port adapter	35	pc serial port	6
monitor serial port	23	serial port data acquisition	6
serial port programming	23	laptop serial port	6
pcmcia serial port	18	testing serial port	5
usb serial port converter	17	serial port server	5
test serial port	16	serial port cable	5
serial port adapter	14	serial port tester	5
visual basic serial port	13	serial port pc card	5
serial port pinout	13	pci serial port card	5
serial port card	12	linux serial port	5
virtual serial port driver	11	wireless serial port	5
serial port sniffer	11	serial port splitter	4
pci serial port	11	serial port interfacing	4
serial port software	10	serial port switch	4
serial port communication	10	rs 232 serial port	4
serial port and pin out	9	vb serial port	4
rs232 serial port	8	c serial port	4
		infrared serial port	4
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Serial Port

Specialty Definitions: Serial Port

Specialty Definition: Serial port

Crosswords: Serial Port

Commercial Usage: Serial Port

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Serial Port

infrared serial port

Modern Translations: Serial Port

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Anagrams: Serial Port

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Alternative Orthography: Serial Port

53 65 72 69 61 6C 50 6F 72 74

01010011 01100101 01110010 01101001 01100001 01101100 00100000 01010000 01101111 01110010 01110100

&#83 &#101 &#114 &#105 &#97 &#108 &#32 &#80 &#111 &#114 &#116

0053 0065 0072 0069 0061 006C 0050 006F 0072 0074

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