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CTS - technical definition

A message sent to a device clearing it for access to a wireless network. Demand Aassigned Multiple Access (DAMA), for example, is a protocol that assigns available channel capacity to an Earth station from a pool of bandwidth, on demand and as available.The Earth station transmits request to send (RTS) messages to the satellite until it responds with a clear to send (CTS), at which time the message transmission ensues. See also DAMA.
A conductor (pin) used on serial data interfaces, as between a terminal and modem, to indicate one device is ready to accept data from the other. See also conductor, modem, serial communication, and terminal.

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(1) (Clear To Send) The RS-232 signal sent from the receiving station to the transmitting station that indicates it is ready to accept data. Contrast with RTS.

(2) (Common Type System) The data typing used in .NET and CLI programming languages. See .NET.

(3) See carpal tunnel syndrome.

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