Computing Dictionary
Terminal Adaptor definition
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.
[ISDN
FAQ].
(1994-10-03)