< networking , hardware > (TA) Equipment used to adapt Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) Basic Rate Interface (BRI) channels to existing terminal equipment standards such as EIA-232 and V.35 . A Terminal Adaptor is typically packaged like a modem , either as a stand-alone unit or as an interface card that plugs into a computer or other communications equipment (such as a router or PBX ). A Terminal Adaptor does not interoperate with a modem ; it replaces it.
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(1994-10-03)