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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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sampling frequency

Telecommunications; General telecom

The number of samples taken per unit time, i.e., the rate at which signals are sampled for subsequent use, such as for modulation, coding, and quantization. Deprecated synonym ...

SDARS

Telecommunications; General telecom

See satellite digital audio radio service.

direct broadcast satellite radio

Telecommunications; General telecom

See satellite digital audio radio service.

echo area

Telecommunications; General telecom

See scattering cross section.

piecewise linear encoding

Telecommunications; General telecom

An encoding law in which an approximation to a curve defined by a smooth encoding law is obtained by a number of linear segments. Synonym piecewise linear encoding law.