Extended capabilities port
hardware
(ECP) A parallel printer interface for IBM PC compatibles, supported by several, mainly US, manufacturers.
Not to be confused with the more common Enhanced Capabilities Port.
(1997-12-01)
Read Also:
- Extended-care
noun 1. generalized health or nursing care for convalescents or the disabled, when hospitalization is not required. noun medical or custodial care provided in cases of prolonged illness or rehabilitation Usage Note medicine
- Extended-complex-plane
noun, Mathematics. 1. the complex plane with a point at infinity added.
- Extended concurrent prolog
language (ECP) Concurrent Prolog with OR parallelism, set abstraction and meta-inference features. [“AND-OR Queuing in Extended Concurrent Prolog”, J. Tanaka et al, Proc Logic Prog Conf ’85, LNCS 193, Springer 1985]. (1994-12-01)
- Extended-coverage
noun, Insurance. 1. an extension of a casualty-insurance policy to provide insurance against risks not covered under the basic policy.
- Extended-family
noun 1. a kinship group consisting of a family nucleus and various relatives, as grandparents, usually living in one household and functioning as a larger unit. Compare . 2. (loosely) one’s family conceived of as including aunts, uncles, cousins, in-laws, and sometimes close friends and colleagues. noun 1. (sociol, anthropol) a social unit that contains […]