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PIA
Last modified: Thursday, August 30, 2001
Short for
p
eripheral
i
nterface
a
dapter
, a specialized interface
chip
that allows a computer to connect to
peripherals
such as
printers
or
monitors
. The PIA provides two eight-
bit
ports
through which the data passes.
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chip
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microprocessor
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