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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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telecommunications
Telecommunications; General telecom
The science and business of sending messages as electric impulses, pulses of light, or electromagnetic waves.
television
Telecommunications; General telecom
A system that sends and receives pictures of objects and actions and the sounds that go with them.
content label
Telecommunications; General telecom
A rating provided by a rating service that defines or categorizes the contents of a Web site.
direct ray
Telecommunications; General telecom
A ray of electromagnetic radiation that follows the path of least possible propagation time between transmitting and receiving antennas. Note: The path of least propagation time ...
refracted ray
Telecommunications; General telecom
A ray that undergoes a change of velocity, or in the general case, both velocity and direction, as a result of interaction with the material medium in which it travels. 2. In an ...
random access memory (RAM)
Telecommunications; General telecom
A read/write, nonsequential-access memory used for the storage of instructions and data. Note 1: RAM access time is essentially the same for all storage locations. Note 2: RAM is ...
image file video index
Telecommunications; General telecom
A recommended practice intended to provide a method of coding video index information in which various picture- and program-related source data can be carried in conjunction with ...
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