English Dictionary: Ab- | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for Ab- | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ab- \Ab-\ ([acr]b). [Latin prep., etymologically the same as E. of, off. See {Of}.] A prefix in many words of Latin origin. It signifies from, away, separating, or departure, as in abduct, abstract, abscond. See {A-}(6). | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
A&B transmission facilities where one bit from every sixth frame of each of 24 T1 {subchannels} is used for carrying {supervisory signaling}. [What does it stand for? Is this the same as "{bit robbing}"?] (1997-05-05) |