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tel·e·com
(tĕl′ĭ-kŏm′)n. Informal
1. Telecommunications.
2. A telecommunications company.
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telecom
(ˈtɛlɪˌkɒm) ortelecoms
n
(Telecommunications) (functioning as singular) short for telecommunications
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| Noun | 1. |  telecom - (often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronicallysampling - measurement at regular intervals of the amplitude of a varying waveform (in order to convert it to digital form) electronic converter - (telecommunication) converter for converting a signal from one frequency to another loop gain - (telecommunication) the gain of a feedback amplifier or system as a function of how much output is fed back to the input; "if the loop gain is too great the system may go into oscillation" telecommunication - (often plural) the branch of electrical engineering concerned with the technology of electronic communication at a distance medium - a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information telegraphy - communicating at a distance by electric transmission over wire wireless - transmission by radio waves broadcasting - taking part in a radio or tv program multiplex - communicates two or more signals over a common channel plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one sunrise industry - a new industry that is expanding rapidly (especially telecommunications or electronics) sampling rate - (telecommunication) the frequency of sampling per unit time Nyquist rate - (telecommunication) the lowest sampling rate that will permit accurate reconstruction of a sampled analog signal sampling frequency - (telecommunication) the frequency of sampling a continuously varying signal Nyquist frequency - (telecommunication) twice the maximum frequency occurring in the transmitted signal call - send a message or attempt to reach someone by radio, phone, etc.; make a signal to in order to transmit a message; "Hawaii is calling!"; "A transmitter in Samoa was heard calling" |
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