To decrease prime cost and volume of instruments and apparatus, serial communication format for transmitting is adopted.

为了降低仪器仪表成本、减小体积，采用串行方式传递数据。

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They aroused great interest at the time, they had important theoretical consequences, and they provided a striking demonstration of the potentialities hidden in instruments and apparatus.

这些观察当时引起人们极大的兴趣，具有重要的理论意义，并充分显示出了仪表和仪器的潜在力量。

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According to the amount of industrial output, the pivotal industries are in the following order: electronics and communication equipment, electronic instruments and machinery, and office apparatus.

按总工业输出额计，主要工业依次为：电子及通讯设备、电子仪器及机械、办公室仪器。

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The White House still controls the most important instruments of power: the government apparatus, the attention of the press corps and the capacity to set the agenda.

ECONOMIST: Lexington