synchronizing bit

synchronizing bit definition - telecom
A binary digit (bit) used to synchronize devices connected by a circuit. See also syn-chronous and synchronous transmission.

Webster's New World Telecom Dictionary Copyright © 2008 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
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