bit-oriented protocol
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bit-oriented protocol
[¦bit ‚ȯr·ē‚ent·əd ′prōd·ə‚kȯl] (communications)
A communications protocol in which individual bits within a byte are used as control codes.
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bit-oriented protocol
A communications protocol that uses individual bits within the byte as control codes, such as IBM's SDLC. Contrast with byte-oriented protocol.Copyright © 1981-2019 by The Computer Language Company Inc. All Rights reserved. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction is strictly prohibited without permission from the publisher.