universal asynchronous receiver transmitter


universal asynchronous receiver transmitter

[¦yü·nə¦vər·səl ā′siŋ·krə·nəs ri′sē·vər tranz′mid·ər] (computer science) An electronic circuit that converts bytes of data between the parallel format in which bits are stored side by side within a device and the serial format whereby bits are transmitted sequentially over a communications line. Abbreviated UART.