A European Union (EU) research and development program, ACTS addresses several hundred projects, including asynchronous transfer mode (ATM). ACTS is the successor to the Research for Advanced Communications in Europe (RACE) program. See also ATM and RACE.
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(Automated Computer Time Service) An NIST service since 1988 that provides an ultra-accurate time based on several atomic clocks. ACTS lets computers using NIST software dial up the service via an analog modem and obtain the current time. For more information, visit http://tf.nist.gov/service/acts.htm.
