IrDA

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)
Infrared Data Association
IrDA

   <standard, body> (IrDA) A non-profit trade association
   providing standards to ensure the quality and interoperability
   of {infrared} (IR) hardware.

   The association currently has a membership of over 160
   companies from around the world, representing computer and
   telecommunications hardware, software, components and
   adapters.

   IrDA typically uses direct infrared i.e. {point-to-point},
   {line-of-sight}, one-to-one communications.  The standards
   include: {IrDA Data} ({SIR}, {FIR}, {VFIR}), {IrDA Control},
   and {AIR}.

   Ports built to the above standards can be found in products
   such as {PDAs}, {Palm} devices, {printers}, desktop adapters,
   {notebooks}, and {digital cameras}.

   (http://irda.org).

   IrDA Serial Infrared Interface
   (http://cesdis1.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/misc/irda.html).

   Linux-IrDA support (http://cs.uit.no/linux-irda/).

   (1999-10-14)
    
from V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2006)
IRDA
       InfraRed Data Association (org., manufacturer, IRDA), "IrDA"
       
    

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