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intersystem communications

intersystem communications

[¦in·tər¦sis·təm kə‚myü·nə′kā·shənz]
(computer science)
The ability of two or more computer systems to share input, output, and storage devices, and to send messages to each other by means of shared input and output channels or by channels that directly connect central processors.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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The first subject addressed was intersystem handoff, documented in the intersystem communications standard, IS-41, in 1988.
Intersystem communications can tie subsystems into an overall system with increased effectiveness.
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