Telecommunications

Telecommunications

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

10Categories 37804Terms

Add a new term

Contributors in Telecommunications

Become a Contributors

Telecommunications > General telecom

thin client (computing)

Telecommunications; General telecom

A server-centric computing model in which the application software, data, and CPU power resides on a network server rather than on the client computer (s. ) Note 1: This computing ...

radiocommunication service

Telecommunications; General telecom

A service as defined in this Section involving the transmission, emission and/or reception of radio waves for specific telecommunication purposes. In these regulations, unless ...

code restriction

Telecommunications; General telecom

A service feature by which certain terminals are prevented from accessing certain features of the network.

virtual call capability

Telecommunications; General telecom

A service feature in which (a) a call set-up procedure and a call disengagement procedure determine the period of communication between two data terminal equipments (DTEs) in ...

virtual call facility

Telecommunications; General telecom

A service feature in which (a) a call set-up procedure and a call disengagement procedure determine the period of communication between two data terminal equipments (DTEs) in ...

dial-up

Telecommunications; General telecom

A service feature in which a user initiates service on a previously arranged trunk or transfers, without human intervention, from an active trunk to a standby trunk. 2. A service ...