Telecommunications

Telecommunications

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

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field-disturbance sensor

Telecommunications; General telecom

A restricted radiation device which establishes a radio frequency field in its vicinity and detects changes in that field resulting from the movement of persons or objects within ...

low-power communication device

Telecommunications; General telecom

A restricted radiation device, exclusive of those employing conducted or guided radio frequency techniques, used for the transmission of signs, signals (including control ...

common return

Telecommunications; General telecom

A return path that is common to two or more circuits and that serves to return currents to their source or to ground.

working loop

Telecommunications; General telecom

A revenue producing pair of wires, or its equivalent, between a customer's station and the central office from which the station is served.

magnetic drum

Telecommunications; General telecom

A right circular cylinder with a magnetizable surface on which digital data can be stored and retrieved.

slotted-ring network

Telecommunications; General telecom

A ring network that allows unidirectional data transmission between data stations by transferring data in predefined slots in the transmission stream over one transmission medium ...