INDUSTRY STANDARD ARCHITECTURE

Domain	Definition
Computing	Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) A bus standard for IBM compatibles that extends the XT bus architecture to 16 bits. It also allows for bus mastering although only the first 16 MB of main memory is available for direct access. In reference to the XT bus architecture it is sometimes referred to as "AT bus architecture". Compare EISA, MCA. (1996-06-25). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.
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Specialty Definition: Industry standard architecture

Industry Standard Architecture (in practice almost always shortened to ISA) is a bus standard for IBM compatibles introduced in 1984 that extends the XT bus architecture to 16 bits. It is designed to connect peripheral cards to the motherboard. The protocols also allows for bus mastering although only the first 16 MB of main memory is available for direct access. In reference to the XT bus architecture it is sometimes referred to as the AT bus architecture.

Upon the end of the 1990s, ISA's popularity started to wane, and most IBM PC motherboards began to be designed with several PCI slots but with few if any ISA slots. Although some motherboards with ISA slots are still being produced today, they've become quite rare in modern systems. System manufacturers often shield customers from the term 'ISA bus', referring to it instead as the legacy bus (see legacy system).

See also:

Extended Industry Standard Architecture (which is a compatible extension)
Micro Channel Architecture (which was IBM's failed attempt at introducing an incompatible but improved bus)
Peripheral Component Interconnect (a popular incompatible improved bus)
XT bus architecture (the predecessor)
VESA Local Bus devised for quicker access to video devices.

Article based on Industry Standard Architecture at FOLDOC, used with permission.

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Language		Translations for "INDUSTRY STANDARD ARCHITECTURE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		industristandard arkitektur (industrial standard architecture). (various references)

Dutch		ISA (industrial standard architecture), industrial standard architecture (industrial standard architecture). (various references)

Finnish		teollisuusarkkitehtuuri (industrial standard architecture). (various references)

French		architecture EISA (extended industry standard architecture). (various references)

German		Industriestandard-Architektur (industrial standard architecture). (various references)

Greek		αρχιτεκτονική βιομηχανικού προτύπου (industrial standard architecture). (various references)

Pig Latin		industryay andardstay architectureay

Portuguese		EISA (EISA, extended industry standard architecture), arquitectura industrial normalizada e ampliada (EISA, extended industry standard architecture). (various references)

Spanish		ISA (industrial standard architecture, open systems interconnection), arquitectura ISA (industrial standard architecture). (various references)

Swedish		ISA (congeal, ice), industristandardarkitektur (industrial standard architecture). (various references)
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INDUSTRY STANDARD ARCHITECTURE

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Expression using "INDUSTRY STANDARD ARCHITECTURE": extended industry standard architecture. Additional references.
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