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Definitions of com port:

• The DOS name of the serial ports on PC's.
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• Commonly used short form of communications port. COM ports offer serial communications, which means that data is transmitted one bit at a time over a single line from one computer to another.
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• In DOS, the device name used to denote a serial communications port. In versions of DOS after 3.3 four COM ports are supported, COM1, COM2, COM3, and COM4. Also refers to,Component Object Model; the core of OLE. Defines how OLE objects and their clients interact within processes or across process boundaries.
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• Serial/RS-232 port within the Microsoft Windows environment.
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• Communications port. On personal computers, an eight-bit asynchronous serial port is typically used.
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• Communication or serial port on PCs usually used for a data communication interface
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• Short for communications port. A socket, usually at the back of the computer, into which a serial device such as a modem, mouse, or serial printer can be plugged. COM ports are numbered COM1, COM2 etc.
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• One of up to four serial ports allowable in DOS. Identified by number: COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4. Normally only two COM ports can be used at one time, and they must have consecutive numbers.
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