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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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waas

Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)

See Wide Area Augmentation System.

waterproof

Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)

Most Garmin GPS units are waterproof in accordance with IEC 529 IPX7. IEC 529 is a European system of test specification standards for classifying the degrees of protection ...

wavelength

Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)

The distance between points of corresponding phase of two consecutive cycles of a wave.

waypoint

Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)

A (usually two-dimensional) coordinate that is input into a navigation device, such as a GPS receiver, representing a position that a vessel, aircarft, vehicle or person has to ...

y-code

Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)

The term used to refer to the encrypted P-Code, generated within the satellites and transmitted on both the L1 and L2 carrier signals under the policy of "Anti-Spoofing". Civilian ...

zero baseline

Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)

A Zero Baseline test can be used to study the precision of receiver measurements (and hence its correct operation), as well as the data processing software. The experimental ...