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TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS [1 record]

Record 1 2008-05-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications
DEF

Devices and techniques used for the transmission of information over long distances via wire, radio or satellite.

OBS

A wide variety of information is transferred by such systems, including sound, visual images, computer-processed data, and telegraph and teletypewriter signals.

OBS

The plural term "telecommunications" is sometimes used in this context. However, there is nothing in English language reference materials to support this usage.

Key term(s)
  • telecommunication systems
  • telecommunication system

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications
DEF

Ensemble des systèmes assurant le transfert d'informations par fil, radioélectricité, optique, ou d'autres systèmes électromagnétiques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Telecomunicaciones
DEF

Conjunto de equipos y enlaces tanto físicos como electromagnéticos, utilizables para la prestación de un determinado servicio de telecomunicaciones.

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