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current loop [4 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2009-08-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
01.04.05 (19762)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

teletype (TTY) communications interface that allows data to be transmitted over relatively long distances and in noisy environments

OBS

Point to point connection only.

OBS

current loop: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 19762-1:2008].

French

Spanish

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Record 2 2008-05-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telephone Exchanges
  • Internet and Telematics
DEF

The portion of a phone list that connects the customer's premises with a telephone company's central office.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Centraux téléphoniques
  • Internet et télématique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Centrales telefónicas
  • Internet y telemática
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Record 3 2004-08-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telephony and Microwave Technology
  • Internet and Telematics
DEF

A means of communicating data via presence or absence of current on a two-wire cable. Usually associated with 110-bauds TTYs.

DEF

A circuit that is sensitive to current variations but not voltage changes. It is used in communications and alarm circuits.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Téléphonie et techniques hyperfréquences
  • Internet et télématique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Telefonía y tecnología de microondas
  • Internet y telemática
DEF

Medio de conexión de canales de datos que se basan en la presencia o ausencia de corriente en cable bifilares.

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Record 4 1993-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications
  • Electrical Circuits and Circuit Breakers
  • Radioelectricity
DEF

A point at which current is a maximum along a transmission line, antenna, or other circuit element having standing waves. Also known as current loop.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications
  • Circuits électriques et coupe-circuits
  • Radioélectricité
DEF

point d'une onde stationnaire électrique où l'intensité du courant est maximale.

Spanish

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