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SIR
(Serial InfraRed) The physical protocol of the IrDA wireless transmission standard. See IrDA.
Sir
1. a title of honour placed before the name of a knight or baronet
2. Archaic a title placed before the name of a figure from ancient history
1.(language)SIR - An early system on the IBM 650.

[Listed in CACM 2(5):16, May 1959].
2.(standard)SIR - Serial Infrared. An infrared standard from IrDA, part of IrDA Data. SIR supports asynchronous communications at 9600 bps - 115.2 Kbps, at a distance of up to 1 metre.
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