<programming> (RTI) An instruction mnemonic on many
computers including the 6502 and 6800. The variant "RETI"
is found among former Zilog Z80 hackers (almost nobody
programs these things in assembly code anymore). The Intel
80x86 equivalent is "IRET".
(1994-10-31)
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Retrieve « retrocomputing « retronym « return from interrupt » return from the dead » Return To Zero » reusability
return from the dead definition
<jargon> To regain access to the net after a long absence.
Compare person of no account.
[Jargon File]
(1999-01-14)
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retrocomputing « retronym « return from interrupt « return from the dead » Return To Zero » reusability » reuse
Return To Zero definition
<communications> A class of encoding methods for physical
circuits in which the carrier (current, voltage) returns to
zero after each transmitted bit, i.e. the data is carried in
pulse width or polarity, not in the level of the signal.
Contrast NRZ.
(1995-11-11)
Nearby terms:
retronym « return from interrupt « return from the dead « Return To Zero » reusability » reuse » Reverse Address Resolution Protocol
