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Everything about Serial port

Communication interface transmitting information sequentially

A serial port is a serial communication interface through which information transfers in or out sequentially one bit at a time. This is in contrast to a parallel port, which communicates multiple bits simultaneously in parallel. Throughout most of the history of personal computers, data has been transferred through serial ports to devices such as modems, terminals, various peripherals, and directly between computers. Wikipedia →

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  4. Read the landmark paper: Support from the relationship of genetic and geographic distance in human populations for a serial founder effect originating in AfricaCited 976 times
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Noun A serial communication physical interface through which data is transferred in or out one bit at a time.

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