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

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aeronautical radionavigation service

Telecommunications; General telecom

A radionavigation service intended for the benefit and for the safe operation of aircraft.

maritime radionavigation service

Telecommunications; General telecom

A radionavigation service intended for the benefit and for the safe operation of ships.

instrument landing system (ILS)

Telecommunications; General telecom

A radio-navigation system which provides aircraft with horizontal and vertical guidance just before and during landing and, at certain fixed points, indicates the distance to the ...

aeronautical radionavigation-satellite service

Telecommunications; General telecom

A radionavigation-satellite service in which Earth stations are located on board aircraft.

maritime radionavigation-satellite service

Telecommunications; General telecom

A radionavigation-satellite service in which Earth stations are located on board ships.

cross-band radiotelegraph procedure

Telecommunications; General telecom

A radiotelegraph network operational procedure in which calling stations, such as ship stations, call other stations, such as shore stations, using one frequency, and then shift ...

seed

Telecommunications; General telecom

A random value, either from a random-number generator or a pseudorandom number generator, used as an input to a hash function, whose output is then used as an input parameter into ...