message unit

message unit definition - telecom
A collection of bits or characters that represent a fragment or segment (i.e., portion) of a message. A message unit can take the form of a block, cell, frame, or packet. See also block, cell, frame, message, and packet.

Webster's New World Telecom Dictionary Copyright © 2008 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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