Multi-drop definition
(of a computer bus) Having all components connected to the same set of electrical wires, each component listening for its own data and negotiating with the others in order to send.
adjective
Connecting several devices to a single communications channel. It typically refers to devices that are polled in a master-slave configuration rather than in a peer-to-peer fashion. See master-slave communications.
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Origin of multi-drop
- multi- +"Ž drop
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