START BIT
\stˈɑːt bˈɪt], \stˈɑːt bˈɪt], \s_t_ˈɑː_t b_ˈɪ_t]\
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A bit which signals the start of transmission ofa character on a serial line. For an RS-423 signal, theline is normally at logical zero which there is no data andthe start bit is a logical one. The zero-one transition tellsthe receiver when to start sampling the signal to extract thedata bits.[Is this upside-down?]
By Denis Howe
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).