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Glossary ASI
UCS 1000 R4.2 Administration 585-313-507 Issue 3 April 2000 632
ASI
analog switch integration
ASR
advanced speech recognition
asynchronous communication
A method of data transmission in which bits or characters are sent at irregular
intervals and spaced by start and stop bits rather than by time. Compare to
synchronous communication
.
asynchronous data unit
An electronic communications device that allows computer systems to communicate
over asynchronous lines more than 50 feet (15 m) in length.
automatic call distributor
That part of a telephone system that recognizes and answers incoming calls and
completes these calls based on a set of instructions contained in a database. The
ACD can send the call to an operator or group of operators as soon as the operator
has completed a previous call or after the system has played a message to the
caller.