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A <computer bus> conventionally has \b[address, data and control components]. Address information selects a memory location or device register; data carries the value being transferred; control identifies operations and coordinates timing, direction, completion and arbitration. A clock, request/grant and acknowledge signals are examples of control information. These are logical roles, not a requirement for three physically separate wire groups: implementations may multiplex address and data on the same wires.
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