TAPI Telephony API. A set of Win32-based calls that applications use to control modems and telephones by routing application function calls to the appropriate service-provider DLL for a modem.
telephony Telephone technology.
tuple A data structure defined by PCMCIA to describe a single, specific characteristic of a PC Card device. Tuples are chained together to form the CIS, which describes to system software the PC Card’s resource requirements and other characteristics. Tuples consist of a tuple code, an offset to the next tuple, and a number of bytes specific to the tuple.
TWAIN API for image acquisition developed by an association of industry leaders. The TWAIN Specification, Version 1.6 or higher, is available from http://www.twain.org.