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IEEE 1284
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<p>IEEE 1284, also known as the Centronics port, is a standard that defines bi-directional <a href="/facts/Parallel_communications/9quqJd8G">parallel communications</a> between computers and other devices. It was originally developed in the 1970s by <a href="/facts/Centronics/rda201Iw">Centronics</a> before its <a href="/facts/Institute_of_Electrical_and_Electronics_Engineers/UddC4pUW">IEEE</a> standardization. </p>