General telecom

General telecom

Terms relating to telecommunication or communication through technological means.

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applet

Telecommunications; General telecom

A small, self-contained computer program that usually performs a task as part of, or under the control of, a larger software application. For example, most modern World Wide Web browsers are capable ...

E-bend

Telecommunications; General telecom

A smooth change in the direction of the axis of a waveguide, throughout which the axis remains in a plane parallel to the direction of electric E-field (transverse) polarization. Synonym E-plane ...

H-bend

Telecommunications; General telecom

A smooth change in the direction of the axis of a waveguide, throughout which the axis remains in a plane parallel to the direction of magnetic H-field (transverse) polarization. Synonym H-plane ...

h-plane bend

Telecommunications; General telecom

A smooth change in the direction of the axis of a waveguide, throughout which the axis remains in a plane parallel to the direction of magnetic H-field (transverse) polarization. Synonym H-plane ...

archive file

Telecommunications; General telecom

A software file that has been set aside, often in a redundant storage medium, as a security measure or for later retrieval, e.g., for research or verification.

cinepak

Telecommunications; General telecom

A software file-compression scheme for video on low-power central processing units (CPUs,) and typically operating with 320 x 240 pixels at 15 frames per second.

hyperlink

Telecommunications; General telecom

A software function that (a) is manifest to the user as displayed, selectable words or icons, and (b) allows viewers of an HTML document to navigate thereby to another HTML document or file. 2. The ...