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General telecom
Terms relating to telecommunication or communication through technological means.
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buffer
Telecommunications; General telecom
A routine or storage medium used to compensate for a difference in rate of flow of data, or time of occurrence of events, when transferring data from one device to another. Note: Buffers are used for ...
fiber buffer
Telecommunications; General telecom
A routine or storage medium used to compensate for a difference in rate of flow of data, or time of occurrence of events, when transferring data from one device to another. Note: Buffers are used for ...
multicast address
Telecommunications; General telecom
A routing address that (a) is used to address simultaneously all the computers in a group and (b) usually identifies a group of computers that share a common protocol, as opposed to a group of ...
Carson bandwidth rule
Telecommunications; General telecom
A rule defining the approximate bandwidth requirements of communications system components for a carrier signal that is frequency modulated by a continuous or broad spectrum of frequencies rather ...
Fleming's rule
Telecommunications; General telecom
A rule stating that if the thumb of the right hand points in the direction of an electric current, then the curled fingers point in the direction of the magnetic field that encircles the current; and ...
right-hand rule
Telecommunications; General telecom
A rule stating that if the thumb of the right hand points in the direction of an electric current, then the curled fingers point in the direction of the magnetic field that encircles the current; and ...
