WINS
Winterm
X-ON/X-OFF
Windows Internet Naming Service. WINS allows machines to dynamically
register their name-to-address mappings. WINS is also a flat name space
without the concept of hierarchy and requires each WINS server to maintain
a complete database of entries through replication.
Trademarked logo for Windows-based terminals manufactured by Wyse
Technology Inc.
Transmitter On/Transmitter Off. Control characters used for flow control,
instructing serial devices to start transmission (X-ON) and stop transmission
(X-OFF).
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