TERMIUM Plus®

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étiquette active [1 record]

Record 1 2009-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radio Transmission and Reception
  • Remote Sensing
DEF

An RFID [radio frequency identification] device having the ability of producing a radio signal.

CONT

Active tag. An RFID tag that has a transmitter to send back information, rather than reflecting back a signal from the reader, as a passive tag does. Most active tags use a battery to transmit a signal to a reader.

OBS

active tag: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [International Electrotechnical Commission].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Émission et réception radio
  • Télédétection
DEF

Dispositif à identification par radiofréquence (RFID) apte à produire un signal radio.

CONT

L'étiquette active possède une batterie assurant son alimentation. La batterie sert à l'émission et parfois aussi à l'enregistrement de données sur la puce (enregistrement de température ou la pression par exemple). La batterie permet une plus longue portée.

Spanish

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