Nortel Meridian SL-100 Reference Manual page 304

18-6 List of terms
data communications equipment (DCE)
Data communications equipment provides for the movement of encoded
information by means of electric transmission systems by way of one or
more data links according to a protocol.
data directory number (DDN)
A data directory number is the number that designates a subscriber data
station within a numbering plan area.
data terminal equipment (DTE)
Data terminal equipment consists of digital end instruments that convert user
information to data signals for transmission or reconvert the received data
signals into user information. A DTE is also the functional unit of a data
station that serves as a data source and provides the data communications
control function to be performed in accordance with link protocol.
Data Terminal Ready (DTR)
Data Terminal Ready is a parameter that indicates that the terminal is ready
to receive data.
dc
See direct current.
DCD
See data carrier detect.
DCE
See data communications equipment.
DCPU
See Directed Call Pickup.
DEO
delete option
Delete Script menu
The delete script menu allows the user to specify the script file to be deleted
by choosing the feature that the script file has been associated with in the
learn script mode.
digital line card (DLC)
The DLC is a digital line card that interfaces to Meridian Integrated voice
and Data (IVD) digital terminals. These terminals include the M2000 series,
the M3000 Touchphone, and their respective data options. The DLC inserts
into any line card slot on the IPE shelf and can interface with a maximum of
16 digital sets for each DLC card for a total of 32 ports.
555-4001-114 Standard 10.02 November 1999