Parallel Port

  

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Parallel Port

Definition: Parallel Port

Parallel Port

Noun

1. An interface between a computer and a printer where the computer sends multiple bits of information to the printer simultaneously.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 



Specialty Definitions: Parallel Port

DomainDefinitions

Computing

Parallel port An interface from a computer system where data is transferred in or out in parallel, that is, on more than one wire. A parallel port carries one bit on each wire thus multiplying the transfer rate obtainable over a single wire. There will usually be some control signals on the port as well to say when data is ready to be sent or received. The commonest kind of parallel port is a printer port, e.g. a Centronics port which transfers eight bits at a time. Disks are also connected via special parallel ports, e.g. SCSI or IDE. (1995-01-24). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.

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Specialty Definition: Parallel port

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

In computing, a parallel port is an interface from a computer system where data is transferred in or out in parallel, that is, on more than one wire. A parallel port carries one bit on each wire thus multiplying the transfer rate obtainable over a single cable (contrast serial port). There will usually be some control signals on the port as well to say when data is ready to be sent or received.

It is mostly used by a microprocessor to communicate with peripherals. The commonest kind of parallel port is a printer port, e.g. a Centronics port which transfers eight bits at a time. Disks are also connected via special parallel ports, e.g. SCSI or ATA.

The examples of parallel ports:

See also serial port.

Parts of this article were originally based on material from FOLDOC, used with permission. Update as needed.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Parallel port."

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Synonym: Parallel Port

Synonym: parallel interface (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Parallel Port

Specialty definitions using "parallel port": AMPL ♦ Ditto Drive ♦ Enhanced Capabilities Port, enhanced parallel port, EPP, Extended Capabilities Port ♦ Jaz Drive ♦ Port Language, printer port ♦ SCSI adaptor. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Parallel Port

DomainTitle

Books

  • Handbook for Parallel Port Design (reference)

  • Parallel Port Prog Windows 95 (reference)

  • The Parallel Port Manual Vol. 2: Use of a PC Printer Port for Control and Data Acquisition (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

High Tech

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Expression: Parallel Port

Expression using "parallel port": enhanced parallel port. Additional references.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Parallel Port

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

parallel port

173

usb parallel port

24

programming the parallel port

21

i2c parallel port

15

parallel port pinout

15

pci parallel port

14

parallel port driver

12

parallel port test

11

parallel port interface

10

parallel port file transfer

9
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Modern Translations: Parallel Port

Language Translations for "parallel port"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Finnish

  

rinnakkaisportti (parallel connector). (various references)

   

French

  

port parallèle (parallel connector). (various references)

   

German

  

Paralleleluke. (various references)

   

Italian

  

porta parallela (parallel connector). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

arallelpay ortpay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

estacionamento paralelo. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

puerto paralelo. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Parallel Port

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-e-l-l-l-o-p-p-r-r-t"

-3 letters: patroller.

-4 letters: appellor, palpator, parallel, patellar, preallot, tarpaper.

-5 letters: aerator, apparel, apteral, areolar, lateral, palpate, parapet, patella, peroral, praetor, prolate, prorate, rapport, reallot, realtor, relator, trapper, troller.

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Alternative Orthography: Parallel Port


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

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

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

    

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

01010000 01100001 01110010 01100001 01101100 01101100 01100101 01101100 00100000 01010000 01101111 01110010 01110100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

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

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

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

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

5067846778787178250818486

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Commercial 		5. Expressions
6. Expressions: Internet
7. Translations: Modern
8. Anagrams 		9. Orthography
10. Bibliography


  

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