serial
One by one. Serial data transfer refers to transmitting data one bit at a time. The opposite of serial is parallel, in which several bits are transmitted concurrently.
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A mouse that connects to a computer via a serial port. The other common type of mouse is a PS/2 mouse, which plugs into a PS/2 mouse port.
- SPI
(1) Short for Serial Peripheral Interface, a full-duplex synchronous serial interface for connecting low-/medium-bandwidth external devices using four wires. SPI devices communicate using a master/slave relationship over two data lines and two control lines: Master Out Slave In (MOSI): supplies the output data from the master to the inputs of the slaves. Master In Slave […]
- Serial Port
A port, or interface, that can be used for serial communication, in which only 1 bit is transmitted at a time. Most serial ports on personal computers conform to the RS-232C or RS-422 standards. A serial port is a general-purpose interface that can be used for almost any type of device, including modems, mice, and […]
- serialization
The conversion of an object instance to a data stream of byte values in order to prepare it for transmission.
- serif
)A small decorative line added as embellishment to the basic form of a character. Typefaces are often described as being serif or sans serif (without serifs). The most common serif typeface is Times Roman. A common sans serif typeface is Helvetica.