April 2005

  • ITU-T (Telecommunication Standardization Sector of the International Telecommunications Union)

    The ITU-T (for Telecommunication Standardization Sector of the International Telecommunications Union) is the primary international body for fostering cooperative standards for telecommunications e...05 Apr 2005

  • transceiver

    A transceiver is a combination transmitter/receiver in a single package.05 Apr 2005

  • mil

    mil is one of the top-level domain names that can be used when choosing a domain name.05 Apr 2005

  • kHz (kilohertz)

    The kilohertz, abbreviated kHz or KHz*, is a unit of alternating current (AC) or electromagnetic (EM) wave frequency equal to one thousand hertz (1,000 Hz).05 Apr 2005

  • local loop

    In telephony, a local loop is the wired connection from a telephone company's central office in a locality to its customers' telephones at homes and businesses.05 Apr 2005

  • Unshielded Twisted Pair

    This definition closely duplicates the definition for twisted pair.05 Apr 2005

  • K56flex

    Rockwell Corporation's K56flex modem chipset gave users the capability to receive data on ordinary phone lines at 56 Kbps (thousand bits per second).05 Apr 2005

  • burst

    Burst is a term used in a number of information technology contexts to mean a specific amount of data sent or received in one intermittent operation.05 Apr 2005

  • loading coil

    A loading coil is an induction device placed on a local loop longer than 18,000 feet that carries analog signals.05 Apr 2005

  • clone

    A clone is an identical copy of something and is a term that first became familiar to the public from the biosciences.05 Apr 2005

  • ACTS (Automatic Coin Telephone System)

    ACTS (Automatic Coin Telephone System) is a public coin-operated telephone service that completes a variety of phone calls, times the calls, and collects payment without the aid of an operator.05 Apr 2005

  • rlogin (remote login)

    Rlogin (remote login) is a UNIX command that allows an authorized user to login to other UNIX machines (hosts) on a network and to interact as if the user were physically at the host computer.05 Apr 2005

  • optoelectronics

    Optoelectronics is a branch of electronics that overlaps with physics.05 Apr 2005

  • Signaling System 7 (SS7)

    On the public switched telephone network (PSTN), Signaling System 7 (SS7) is a system that puts the information required to set up and manage telephone calls in a separate network rather than withi...05 Apr 2005

  • bit rate

    In digital telecommunication, the bit rate is the number of bits that pass a given point in a telecommunication network in a given amount of time, usually a second.05 Apr 2005

  • htaccess

    .htaccess is the default name for a file that is used to indicate who can or cannot access the contents of a specific file directory from the Internet or an intranet.05 Apr 2005

  • cycles per second (CPS)

    Cps (cycles per second) is the measure of how frequently an alternating current changes direction.05 Apr 2005

  • full-duplex

    Full-duplex data transmission means that data can be transmitted in both directions on a signal carrier at the same time.05 Apr 2005

  • fiberless optics

    Fiberless optics, a term that has been trademarked by Terabeam Networks, is a technology for transmitting large amounts of data on light waves sent through space rather than along an optical fiber ...05 Apr 2005

  • fiber optic

    Fiber optic (or "optical fiber") refers to the medium and the technology associated with the transmission of information as light impulses along a glass or plastic wire or fiber.05 Apr 2005