Terminal Adapter

<networking, hardware>

(TA) Equipment used to adapt Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) Basic Rate Interface (BRI) channels to existing terminal equipment standards such as EIA-232 and V.35. A Terminal Adapter is typically packaged like a modem, either as a stand-alone unit or as an interface card that plugs into a computer or other communications equipment (such as a router or PBX). A Terminal Adapter does not interoperate with a modem; it replaces it.

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Last updated: 1994-10-03

Nearby terms:

Terminal Access Controller ♦ Terminal Adapter ♦ Terminal Adaptor

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