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ECHO SUPPRESSION DEVICE [1 record]

Record 1 2011-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telephone Metering
  • Telecommunications Transmission
  • Intercoms
DEF

A device used on a circuit to suppress unwanted signals which are delayed versions of message signals and which arise due to reflections in circuits over long distances.

OBS

The suppressor decides which person is talking at any given time, and blocks the signal traveling in the opposite direction.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Téléphonométrie
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
  • Interphones
DEF

Dispositif commandé par la voix, placé dans la partie à quatre fils d'un circuit et servant à insérer un affaiblissement dans le trajet de transmission afin de supprimer l'écho.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Telefonometría
  • Transmisión (Telecomunicaciones)
  • Interfonos
DEF

Dispositivo que evita la retroalimentación de la señal.

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