GATT
- noun
- Specialized
- Bluetooth devices use the GATT to exchange information through defined services and attributes.
Examples
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The GATT defines how devices communicate by organizing data into services and characteristics.
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By following the GATT, developers can ensure proper data transfer in Bluetooth applications.
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In fact, the designers of the GATT knew exactly what they were doing because it is a lot harder to write a check for a government.
Academic text (1998)
Synonyms
Rules that tell computers and other devices how to send and receive data
A set of rules that tell devices how to send and receive information over a network
Surface Forms
Etymology
GATT stands for Generic Attribute Profile, which is a simple set of rules that gives a 'map' of small pieces of data on a device so another device knows how to read them. So, in Bluetooth GATT is the guide that tells devices how to find and share those small data items.