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General telecom
Terms relating to telecommunication or communication through technological means.
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Beamsplitter
Telecommunications; General telecom
A device for dividing an optical beam into two or more separate beams. Note: An example of a beamsplitter is a partially reflecting mirror.
Polar relay
Telecommunications; General telecom
A dc relay in which the direction of movement of the armature depends on the direction of the current flow.
Multidestination mode (MD)
Telecommunications; General telecom
A DCME- (direct-circuit, multiplication equipment) operational mode where trunk channel traffic is interpolated over a pool of available bearer channels regardless of destination within the ...
AT Commands
Telecommunications; General telecom
A de facto standard for modem commands from an attached CPU, used in most 1,200 and 2,400 b/s modems.
Metric system
Telecommunications; General telecom
A decimal system of weights and measures based on the metre as a unit of length and the kilogramme as a unit of mass. Note: The modern form of the metric system is the International System of Units ...
Zero-level decoder
Telecommunications; General telecom
A decoder that yields an analogue level of 0 dBm at its output when the input is the digital milliwatt signal. Note: The signal is a 1-kHz sine wave.
Optical beamsplitter
Telecommunications; General telecom
A device for dividing an optical beam into two or more separate beams. Note: An example of a beamsplitter is a partially reflecting mirror.
