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teleportation
Teleportation is the duplication or re-creation of physical objects or their properties using light beams, according to researchers at the California Institute of Technology. Definition
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SPID (Service Profile Identifier)
A SPID (Service Profile Identifier) is a number assigned by a phone company to a terminal on an Integrated Services Digital Network B-channel. Definition
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last-mile technology
Last-mile technology is any telecommunications technology that carries signals from the broad telecommunication backbone along the relatively short distance (hence, the "last mile") to and from the home or business. Definition
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private automatic branch exchange (PABX)
A private automatic branch exchange (PABX) is an automatic telephone switching system within a private enterprise. Definition
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ATU-R (ADSL Terminal Unit - Remote)
An ATU-R (ADSL Terminal Unit - Remote), sometimes called an "ADSL modem," is a hardware unit that is installed in any computer that uses a telephone company connection with Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) service. Definition
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optoelectronics
Optoelectronics is a branch of electronics that overlaps with physics. Definition
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splitterless
Splitterless refers to a type of Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) telephone service that does not require the installation of a plain old telephone service splitter at the customer location. Definition
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Synchronous Optical Network (SONET)
SONET is the American National Standards Institute standard for synchronous data transmission on optical media. Definition
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full-duplex
Full-duplex data transmission means that data can be transmitted in both directions on a signal carrier at the same time. Definition
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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. Definition