Glossary

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ADSL - See Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line.

American National Standards Institute (ANSI) - An official body within the United States delegated with the responsibility of defining standards.

American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) - Assigns specific letters, numbers, and control codes to the 256 different combinations of 0s and 1s in a byte.

American wire gauge (AWG) - A measurement of wire diameter the lower the AWG number, the larger the wire diameter. Copper phone wiring usually comes in 24 or 26 AWG.

ANSI - See American National Standards Institute

ASCII - See American Standard Code for Information Interchange.

AWG - See American Wire Gauge