DCE

device (usually a modem) that connects between a computer that is sending data and the destination (by way of the RS-232C interface)

suite of technologies and software which enables networked computers of various types to share data and applications that are located elsewhere on the network (Computers)

The three-letter abbreviation DCE may stand for:Data circuit-terminating equipment, also called Data Communications Equipment or Data Carrier Equipment.Dead code elimination, a kind of compiler optimization.Delhi College of Engineering, University of Delhi, India.Dichloroethene, also called dichloroethylene, an organic solvent.Distributed Computing Environment, a specification from The Open Group.Drum Corps Europe.Drum Corps East, a former regional affiliate of Drum Corps International.Digital currency exchangerDirector of Christian EducationDesarrollador Cinco EstrellasDCE Records, a record labelDigital Consumer Enablement, a misnomer for Digital Rights ManagementDivisional Chief Executive
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Abbreviation for data circuit-terminating equipment . 1. In a data station, the equipment that performs functions, such as signal conversion and coding, at the network end of the line between the data terminal equipment (DTE) and the line, and that may be a separate or an integral part of the DTE or of intermediate equipment. 2. The interfacing equipment that may be required to couple the data terminal equipment (DTE) into a transmission circuit or channel and from a transmission circuit or channel into the DTE. (188 ) Synonyms data communications equipment (deprecated) , data set (deprecated).

1. Data Communication Equipment.
2. Data Circuit-terminating Equipment.
3. Distributed Computing Environment from OSF.

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