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Enhanced Capabilities Port

(hardware)

(ECP) The most common parallel printer interface on current (1997) IBM PC compatibles.

Enhanced Capabilities Port is defined in standard IEEE 1284. It is bi-directional and faster than earlier parallel ports.

Not to be confused with Extended Capabilities Port.

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bidirectional parallel port
ECP
Extended Capabilities Port
IEEE 1284

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