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RS-232 devices may be classified as Data Terminal Equipment ( DTE ) or Data Communication Equipment ( DCE ); this defines at each device which wires will be sending and receiving each signal.
In general and according to the standard, terminals and computers have male connectors with DTE pin functions, and modems have female connectors with DCE pin functions.
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