B-channel

A deep and relatively narrow body of water (as in a river, harbor, or a strait linking two larger bodies) that allows the best passage for vessels; an open conduit either ...

channeling

Chemistry; Analytical chemistry

In chromatography, furrows or breaks in an ion-exchange bed which permit a solution to run through without having contact with active groups elsewhere in the bed.

channel

Professional careers; Sales

The means used by companies to make their products and services available to their target market, examples include direct channel (sold by the company's sales force), ...

channel

Building materials; Lumber

A patterned shiplapped siding that may be applied vertically or diagonally.

init

Network hardware; Modems

Type definition for a user-defined initialization function, which is invoked on server startup and which can be used to specify that your own certificate mapping, search, and ...

internet service provider (ISP)

Network hardware; Modems

A company that provides dial-up (modem) access to the Internet for a fee.

link access procedure for modems (LAPM)

Network hardware; Modems

An error-control protocol defined in ITU-T recommendation V.42. Like the MNP protocols, LAPM uses cyclic redundancy checking (CRC) and retransmission of corrupted data (ARQ) to ...

microcom networking protocol (MNP)

Network hardware; Modems

An error-control protocol developed by Microcom, Inc., and now in the public domain. There are several different MNP protocols, but the most commonly used one ensures error-free ...

modem

Network hardware; Modems

A device that transmits/receives computer data through a communications channel such as radio or telephone lines. It also changes signals received from the phone line back to ...

modem on hold

Network hardware; Modems

The Modem on Hold feature allows the modem to work in conjunction with call waiting provided by the phone company. This feature of V.92 technology enables the PC user to answer a ...

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Diana nyad

Diana Nyad (August 22, 1949) is an American author, journalist and long-distance swimmer. She is world-known for her endurance swimming, having broken ...