EIA interface

Any of a number of equipment interfaces compliant with voluntary industry standards developed by the Electronic Industries Association (EIA) to define interface parameters. Note 1: Some of the EIA interface standards have been adopted by the Federal Government as Federal Standards or Federal Information Processing Standards. Note 2: The telecommunication-standards-developing bodies of the EIA are now part of the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), and the standards are designated TIA/EIA-xxx.