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Bellcore (Bell Communications Research)
Bellcore (Bell Communications Research) provides certain centralized research and standards coordination for the regional Bell operating companies (RBOC)s. Definition
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American Wire Gauge (AWG)
American Wire Gauge (AWG) is a U.S. standard set of non-ferrous wire conductor sizes. 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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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 cable, thus offering a surprising new solution to the... 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
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clone
A clone is an identical copy of something and is a term that first became familiar to the public from the biosciences. 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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petabit
A petabit is one quadrillion (1015) binary digits and is used in discussing possible volumes of data traffic per second in a large telecommunications network. Definition
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