(PAD) Hardware or software device for splitting a data stream into discrete packets for transmission over some medium and then reforming the stream(s) at the receiver.
The term is most often used for interfaces to X.25 lines.
(1995-01-31)
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Nearby terms: packed decimal « Packed Encoding Rules « packet « Packet Assembler/Disassembler » packet driver » Packet in Plastic Grid Array » Packet InterNet Groper
