General telecom

General telecom

Terms relating to telecommunication or communication through technological means.

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Flying head

Telecommunications; General telecom

A magnetic head floating on a layer of air away from the recording surface. Synonyms air-floating head, flying head.

Magnetic remanence

Telecommunications; General telecom

A magnetic representation of residual information remaining on a magnetic medium after the medium has been cleared.

Streaming tape drive

Telecommunications; General telecom

A magnetic tape unit capable of recording from, and dumping to, another storage medium without stopping at interblock gaps. Note: Streaming tape drives are often used for bulk transfer of data ...

Streamer

Telecommunications; General telecom

A magnetic tape unit capable of recording from, and dumping to, another storage medium without stopping at interblock gaps. Note: Streaming tape drives are often used for bulk transfer of data ...

A magneto-optic effect in which the polarisation plane of an electromagnetic wave is rotated under the influence of a magnetic field parallel to the direction of propagation. Note: The Faraday effect ...

Subassembly

Telecommunications; General telecom

A major subdivision of an assembly consisting of a package of parts, elements, and circuits that perform a specific function.

Transfer function

Telecommunications; General telecom

A mathematical statement that describes the transfer characteristics of a system, subsystem, or equipment. 2. The relationship between the input and the output of a system, subsystem, or equipment in ...