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Television
Any device used to transmit and recieve moving images, usually accompanied by sound.
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Peak-to-peak
Consumer electronics; Television
The measurement of a varying electrical signal from its highest amplitude excursion to its lowest excursion.
Parabolic dish antenna
Consumer electronics; Television
A centre fed high gain antenna with a parabola derived dish shape that is used for satellite, microwave, and other short wavelength electromagnetic communications signals.
Passband
Consumer electronics; Television
A band of frequency spectrum typically defined by half power boundaries that is allowed to pass through a device that attenuates the remainder of the spectrum.
Low pass philtre
Consumer electronics; Television
A philtre that attenuates all frequencies above a designated cutoff point and passes all frequencies below that point
Log periodic antenna
Consumer electronics; Television
A directional antenna with the radiating elements and spacing arranged in logarithmically increasing dimensions in order to provide wideband reception or transmission.
Local signals
Consumer electronics; Television
Television broadcast signals received within their respective Grade B contours.
Noise figure
Consumer electronics; Television
The expected amount of noise in decibels added by a given electronic signal processing circuit.
