DTE (Data Terminal Equipment)
device (such as a computer, printer, telephone, etc.) that is used as a transmission source or destination for data transfer and is connected to a modem (DCE) by the RS-232C interface
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DTE
Abbreviation for
data terminal equipment. 1. An
end instrument that converts
user information into signals for
transmission or reconverts the received signals into user information. (
188 ) 2. The
functional unit of a data station that serves as a data source or a data
sink and provides for the
data communication control function to be performed in accordance with
link protocol. Note 1: The data terminal equipment (DTE) may be a single piece of equipment or an interconnected subsystem of multiple pieces of equipment that perform all the required functions necessary to permit users to communicate. Note 2: A user interacts with the DTE, or the DTE may be the user. The DTE interacts with the data
circuit-terminating equipment (
DCE).
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