General telecom

General telecom

Terms relating to telecommunication or communication through technological means.

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Communications subsystem

Telecommunications; General telecom

A functional unit or operational assembly that is smaller than the larger assembly under consideration. Note: Examples of communications subsystems in the defence Communications System (DCS) are (a) ...

Rate centre

Telecommunications; General telecom

A geographically specified point used for determining mileage-dependent rates for PSTN calls. It is defined by a set of Vertical & Horizontal coordinates.

Ray

Telecommunications; General telecom

A geometric representation of a lightwave by a line normal to the electromagnetic wavefront; i.e., in the direction of propagation of the wave.

Geostationary satellite

Telecommunications; General telecom

A geosynchronous satellite whose circular and direct orbit lies in the plane of the Earth's equator and which thus remains fixed relative to the Earth; by extension, a satellite that remains ...

Germanium photodiode

Telecommunications; General telecom

A germanium-based PN- or PIN-junction photodiode. Note 1: Germanium photodiodes are useful for direct detection of optical wavelengths from approximately 1 m to several tens of m. Note 2: ...

Omega

Telecommunications; General telecom

A global radionavigation system that enables user with special receivers to obtain position information by measuring phase difference between precisely timed signals radiated by a network of eight ...

World wide web (WWW)

Telecommunications; General telecom

A global, virtual-network based hypertext information system that uses the Internet as its transport mechanism to display computer screens (or Web pages) of graphical, video, textual, and even audio ...