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INTERNET BACKBONE [1 record]

Record 1 2010-04-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Internet and Telematics
  • Telecommunications Transmission
DEF

The major communications lines of a network. (M.A. Pike, The Internet QuickStart, 1994, p. 34).

DEF

In a WAN such as Internet, a high-speed, high-capacity medium that is designed to transfer data over hundreds or thousands of miles.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Internet et télématique
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
DEF

Réseau central à haute vitesse qui connecte des réseaux plus petits et indépendants.

OBS

dorsale : terme adopté en 1999 par la Commission générale de terminologie et de néologie (France).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Internet y telemática
  • Transmisión (Telecomunicaciones)
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