Tuple at Computer Glossary

What is it? A data structure defined by the 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 Cards 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.

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