Specifications

88 Glossary
TLI to DTC04 module connection
The telephone line interface connects to the module through a
modification of the Intel Subscriber Line Datalink (SLD) protocol.
TLI to telephone line connection
The circuit that connects the telephone line interface to the telephone
network and meets certain North American telephone regulations. The
TLI connects to the telephone line through modular telephone jacks for
RJ11 service.
Tone dialing
The kind of dialing that a DTMF Touch-Tone phone uses in which each
phone digit is associated with a particular tone.
User dictionary
User-specified phonemic dictionary that DECvoice uses to pronounce
certain words. The user dictionary (1) ensures that DECvoice’s speech
synthesizer correctly pronounces words critical to the application and (2)
lets applications perform application-specific pronunciations of a word
that are different from the usual pronunciation.
VX$ACP
The DECvoice ancilliary control process. The ACP provides
communication between the Run-Time Library routines and the device
driver.
VXDRIVER
The DECvoice device driver. The device driver provides the low-level
support between the operating system and the DECvoice module.
Wink
A momentary interruption in line current on the telephone line that
indicates the calling party has hung up. Winks are not always present on
the line.
Wink detection
The detection of a momentary loss in line current. DECvoice can detect
winks in the line current and thereby inform the application that the
calling party has hung up.
Word
A word is 16 bits long.