Definition of Apdu

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APDU
Application Protocol Data Unit 

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APDU Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries

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APDU
Application Protocol Data Unit

Smart Card Terms
APDU
The basic command unit for a smart card. An APDU contains either a command message or a response message, sent from the interface device to the smart card or from the card to the device. See ISO 7816-3 for more information.


APDU Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries

ETSI and 3GPP
APDU
Application Protocol Data Unit (OSI-AL)

Telecom Terms
APDU
Application Protocol Data Unit


APDU Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

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Protocol data unit
In telecommunications, the term protocol data unit (PDU) has the following meanings:
  1. Information that is delivered as a unit among peer entities of a network and that may contain control information, address information, or data.
  2. In layered systems, a unit of data that is specified in a protocol of a given layer and that consists of protocol-control information of the given layer and possibly user data of that layer. For example: Bridge PDU or iSCSI PDU

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