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I2C

hardware

Inter-Integrated Circuit, a two-wire serial communication protocol for connecting low-speed peripherals

Pronunciation

Correct

eye-squared-see

/aɪ skwɛrd siː/

The '2' is read as 'squared' (I²C is the proper typographic form). The NXP Semiconductors specification, which defines the protocol, uses 'I-squared-C'.

Source: www.nxp.com(official spec)

Accepted Variants

Accepted Variant

eye-two-see

/aɪ tuː siː/

Pronouncing the '2' as 'two' rather than 'squared' is also widely accepted and understood, particularly in informal usage.

Source: en.wikipedia.org(community consensus)

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