General telecom

General telecom

Terms relating to telecommunication or communication through technological means.

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Complement (of cable)

Telecommunications; General telecom

A group of conductors of the same general type (e.g., quadded, paired) within a single cable sheath.

A group of digitised voice or data channels or both with bit streams that are combined into a single digital bit stream for transmission over communications media. Note: Digital transmission groups ...

Quad

Telecommunications; General telecom

A group of four wires composed of two pairs twisted together. Note: The pairs have a fairly long length of twist and the quad a fairly short length of twist.

Facility assembly

Telecommunications; General telecom

A group of interconnected equipment and transmission media uniquely identified and dedicated to a specific type of service.

Routing indicator (RI)

Telecommunications; General telecom

A group of letters assigned to indicate: (a) the geographic location of a station; (b) a fixed headquarters of a command, activity, or unit at a geographic location; and (c) the general location of a ...

Packet header

Telecommunications; General telecom

A header consisting of octets 4 to 8 (inclusive) of the frame (flags excluded from the octet numbers. )

Keyboard recorder

Telecommunications; General telecom

A hidden programme in a computer that stores user-typed input or other input and sends this data to the originator. Keyboard recorders are used for stealing user identifications, passwords, and other ...