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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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radio control

Telecommunications; General telecom

The remote control of an apparatus by signals conveyed by electromagnetic waves. Note: Radio control may be used to control the movement of an aircraft, vehicle, missile, or other ...

mesochronous

Telecommunications; General telecom

The relationship between two signals such that their corresponding significant instants occur at the same average rate.

homochronous

Telecommunications; General telecom

The relationship between two signals such that their corresponding significant instants are displaced by a constant interval of time.

mutual suspicion

Telecommunications; General telecom

The relationship between interacting entities in which neither entity relies upon the other entity to function correctly or securely with respect to some property. 2. The ...

far-field region

Telecommunications; General telecom

The region where the angular field distribution is essentially independent of distance from the source. Note 1: If the source has a maximum overall dimension D that is large ...

visible spectrum

Telecommunications; General telecom

The region of the electromagnetic spectrum that can be perceived by human vision, approximately the wavelength range of 0. 4 m to 0. 7 m.

infrared (IR)

Telecommunications; General telecom

The region of the electromagnetic spectrum bounded by the long-wavelength extreme of the visible spectrum (approximately 0. 7 m) and the shortest microwaves (approximately 0. 1 ...