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General telecom
Terms relating to telecommunication or communication through technological means.
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Stunt box
Telecommunications; General telecom
A device that controls the nonprinting functions of a printer at a terminal.
Digital-to-analog (D-A) converter
Telecommunications; General telecom
A device that converts a digital input signal to an analogue output signal carrying equivalent information.
Digitizer
Telecommunications; General telecom
A device that converts an analogue signal into a digital representation of the analogue signal. Note: A digitizer usually samples the analogue signal at a constant sampling rate and encodes each ...
Analog-to-digital converter (ADC)
Telecommunications; General telecom
A device that converts an analogue signal to a digital signal that represents equivalent information. Synonyms analog-to-digital (A-D) coder, analog-to-digital (A-D) encoder.
Translator
Telecommunications; General telecom
A device that converts information from one system of representation into equivalent information in another system of representation. Note: An example of a translator in telephony is the device that ...
Translating programme
Telecommunications; General telecom
A device that converts information from one system of representation into equivalent information in another system of representation. Note: An example of a translator in telephony is the device that ...
Optical receiver
Telecommunications; General telecom
A device that detects an optical signal, converts it to an electrical signal, and processes the electrical signal as required for further use.
