General telecom

General telecom

Terms relating to telecommunication or communication through technological means.

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Schematic

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A diagram, drawing, or sketch that details the elements of a system, such as the elements of an electrical circuit or the elements of a logic diagram for a computer or communications system. 2. ...

Mobile station international ISDN number

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A dialable number and, in the context of this document, a 10-digit NANP (North American Numbering Plan) directory number assigned to address a wireless service subscriber.

National prefix

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A digit or combination of digits to be dialled by a calling subscriber, making a call to a subscriber in his own country but outside his own numbering area. It provides access to the automatic ...

Cheque digit

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A digit, derived from and appended to a data item, for later use in error detection and possibly error correction.

A digital code having two information states, e.g., "0" and "1" or "mark" and "yyspace", in which code the signal returns to a rest state during a portion of the bit period. 2. A code form having two ...

Computer graphics metafile (CGM)

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A digital file format (standard) used for the storage or transmission of digital representations of graphics (i.e., images. ) Note: The cgm format (indicated by the filename extension ". Cgm") is ...