General telecom

General telecom

Terms relating to telecommunication or communication through technological means.

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Register

Telecommunications; General telecom

A device, accessible to one or more input circuits, that accepts and stores data. Note: A register is usually used only as a device for temporary storage of data. 2. A temporary-memory device used to ...

Traffic register

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Key generator

Telecommunications; General telecom

A device, including associated alarms and self-tests, for generating cryptographic keys (and where needed, initialization vectors. )

Identity token

Telecommunications; General telecom

A device, such as a metal key or smart card, used for identity authentication. 2. A Smart card, metal key, or other physical object used to authenticate identity.

IP address

Telecommunications; General telecom

A device's or resource's numerical address as expressed in the format specified in the Internet Protocol. Note 1: In the current addressing format, IP version 4 (IPv4,) an IP address is a 32-bit ...

Block diagram

Telecommunications; General telecom

A diagram of a system, a computer, or a device in which the principal parts are represented by suitably annotated geometrical figures to show both the basic functions of the parts and their ...

Radio-coverage diagram

Telecommunications; General telecom

A diagram that shows the area within which a radio station is broadcasting an effective signal strength in relation to a given standard. Note: An example of a radio-coverage diagram is a polar plot, ...