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Telecommunications

Of or pertaining to the transmission of information over a distance, and the technology used to achieve this communication.

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pretty good privacy (PGP)

Telecommunications; General telecom

A publicly available implementation of a public-key encryption system using no trusted third party. Note: PGP can be used to apply a digital signature to a message without ...

isolated pulse

Telecommunications; General telecom

A pulse free from the effects of the other pulses in the same signal. (A suitable testing signal is a repetitive pattern of one "one" and seven "zeros". )

gaussian pulse

Telecommunications; General telecom

A pulse that has a waveform described by the gaussian distribution. Note: In the time domain, the amplitude of the waveform is given by where A is the maximum amplitude, and is ...

synchronization pulse

Telecommunications; General telecom

A pulse used to achieve or maintain synchronism. Note: The term "synchronization pulse" is usually applied to analog signals, whereas the term "synchronization bit" is usually ...

sync pulse

Telecommunications; General telecom

A pulse used to achieve or maintain synchronism. Note: The term "synchronization pulse" is usually applied to analog signals, whereas the term "synchronization bit" is usually ...

basic service

Telecommunications; General telecom

A pure transmission capability over a communication path that is virtually transparent in terms of its interaction with customer-supplied information. 2. The offering of ...