General telecom

General telecom

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Polar direct-current telegraph transmission

Telecommunications; General telecom

A form of binary telegraph transmission in which positive and negative direct currents denote the significant conditions. Synonym double-current transmission.

Nonassociated common-channel signalling

Telecommunications; General telecom

A form of common-channel signalling where the signalling channel serves one or more trunk groups, at least one of which terminates at a point other than the signal transfer point at which the ...

Conditioned diphase modulation

Telecommunications; General telecom

A form of diphase modulation, combined with signal conditioning, that (a) eliminates the dc component of the signal, (b) enhances timing recovery, and (c) facilitates transmission over voice ...

Bulletin board

Telecommunications; General telecom

A form of electronic messaging in which addressed messages or files are entered by users into a computer or network of computers. Note: Other users may obtain, at their convenience and request, ...

A form of encryption that utilises a unique pair of keys, one (the "public key") being openly known, and the other (the "private key",) being known only to the recipient of an encrypted message. Note ...

Dynamic Hypertext Markup Language (dHTML)

Telecommunications; General telecom

A form of HTML used to create Web-page content that, as perceived by the viewer, appears to change each time it is viewed, without further interaction with the server. Note: The Web-page content may ...

Conversational hypertext access technology (chat)

Telecommunications; General telecom

A form of interactive online typewritten communication that allows participants ("members") to engage in text-message conferencing, via real-time computer networking over designated communications ...