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General telecom

Terms relating to telecommunication or communication through technological means.

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Rope lay conductor

Telecommunications; General telecom

A conductor composed of a central core surrounded by one or more layers of helically wound groups of wires.

Counterpoise

Telecommunications; General telecom

A conductor or system of conductors used as a substitute for earth or ground in an antenna system.

Coupled bonding conductor

Telecommunications; General telecom

A conductor used to extend the ground at an approved building entrance facility to certain types of ac-powered equipment.

Web ring

Telecommunications; General telecom

A confederation of (usually linked) Web sites that serve a particular special interest group or that have similar or related content.

Data communication network (DCN)

Telecommunications; General telecom

A configuration of telecommunication facilities for the purpose of transmitting data, as opposed to analogue signals.

Point-to-point configuration

Telecommunications; General telecom

A configuration where there are only two access points. 2. A communication circuit having only two nodes.

Source quench

Telecommunications; General telecom

A congestion-control technique in which a computer experiencing data traffic congestion sends a message back to the source of the messages or packets causing the congestion, requesting that the ...

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