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From: ehr@UNCECS.EDU (Ernest H. Robl)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom
Subject: Re: Submission for comp-dcom-telecom (really: what does 'bis' mean?)
Summary: bis = second item with same number
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Date: 19 May 88 18:46:16 GMT
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In article <8805152348.AA10963@dsiramd.dsir.govt.nz>, paul@csnz.UUCP writes:
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> Just from idle curiosity: what does the 'bis' stand for in
> CCITT V22 bis (2400 FDX)?  Can someone breifly explain to
> the many comms novices who read this a bit more about CCITT
> standards, and why they are not compatible with Bell standards.

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"Bis" means the second item with the same number.  It appears
from time to time in the numbering of serial publications.
For standards, it presumably means a revised version of the 
standard which has been associated with the previously stated
numbering.

"Bis" comes from the Latin -- "bi" = 2 -- as in binary.

Hope this helps. -- Ernest

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