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CNET GLOSSARY: Terms for the techie
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RS-232 
Recommended Standard 232 
The longtime standard for asynchronous serial-port transfers, set by the Electronic Industries Alliance. The physical interface contains one wire that is used as the ground wire; the rest are dedicated to detecting carrier signals, managing the timing of data transfer, and sending and receiving data.


 
R 
RAD
RAID
rainbow effect
rain-sensitive wipers
RAM
RAMDAC
raster
RCA connectors
RD
RDO
RDRAM
RealAudio
real-time traffic
 
rear projection
Red Book
red push
reflective display
refresh rate
Registry
resolution
RF jack
RGB
RIAA
ripper
RISC
RJ-11
 
RJ-45
roaming
ROM
rotation error
router
RS-232
RSA
RTF
RTP
RTS
RTS threshold
run-flat tires
run-length encoding
  
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