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MODULATION [4 records]

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Record 1 2023-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radio Waves
DEF

The process by which a waveform containing data is superimposed on a carrier wave.

OBS

modulation: designation and definition officially approved by the Joint Terminology Panel.

OBS

modulation: designation standardized by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ondes radioélectriques
DEF

Processus par lequel une forme d'onde contenant des données est superposée sur une porteuse.

OBS

modulation : désignation et définition uniformisées par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie interarmées.

OBS

modulation : désignation normalisée par l'Association canadienne de normalisation (CSA) et par l'Association française de normalisation (AFNOR).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ondas radioeléctricas
DEF

Proceso de variar las características de una onda, de acuerdo con otra onda o señal, en general para hacer que las señales del equipo del usuario sean compatibles con las instalaciones de comunicación.

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Record 2 - external organization data 2009-07-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
06.01.21 (19762)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

process by which at least one characteristic quantity of a carrier is varied in accordance with a characteristic quantity of a signal to be transmitted [ISO/IEC 2382-9:1995, 09.05.10]

OBS

Generic forms of modulation include amplitude modulation (AM), phase modulation (PM), frequency modulation (FM), pulse position modulation (PPM), and pulse width modulation (PWM).

OBS

Digital modulation methods principally feature amplitude shift keying (ASK), frequency shift keying (FSK), phase shift keying (PSK) or variants.

OBS

See also amplitude, frequency and phase modulation, amplitude shift keying, frequency shift keying and phase shift keying.

OBS

modulation: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 19762-4:2008].

French

Spanish

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Record 3 - external organization data 2006-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
09.05.10 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

process by which at least one characteristic quantity of a carrier is varied in accordance with a characteristic quantity of a signal to be transmitted

OBS

modulation: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-9:1995].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
09.05.10 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

processus par lequel au moins une caractéristique d'une porteuse est modifiée en fonction des caractéristiques d'un signal à transmettre

OBS

modulation : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-9:1995].

Spanish

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Record 4 1991-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Documents and Works

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de documents et d'œuvres
OBS

Bulletin interne du Conseil de la radiodiffusion et des télécommunications canadiennes.

Spanish

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