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Access Point
A device that provides transparent access between Ethernet wired networks and IEEE 802.11
interoperable radio-equipped mobile units (MUs). Symbol’s hand-held computers, or other
devices equipped with a PCMCIA slot, communicate with wired networks using Access
Points (AP). The mobile unit may roam among the APs in the same subnet while maintaining
a continuous, seamless connection to the wired network. Refer to Subnet.
AP
See Access Point.
API
Application Programming Interface. An interface that gives one software component the
ability to communicate with or control another. Usually used to refer to services provided by
one software component to another when using software interrupts or function calls.
ASCII
American Standard Code for Information Interchange. A 7 bit code representing 128 letters,
numerals, punctuation marks, and control characters. It is a standard data transmission code
in the U.S.
Bar Code
A pattern of variable-width bars and spaces which represents numeric or alphanumeric data
in machine-readable form. The general format of a bar code symbol consists of a leading
margin, start character, data or message character, check character (if any), stop character,
and trailing margin. Within this framework, each recognizable symbology uses its own
unique format. See Symbology.