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RADIO FREQUENCY [2 records]

Record 1 2023-06-08

English

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

Any frequency at which coherent electromagnetic radiation of energy is possible.

CONT

... The radio frequency signal bandwidth is determined by the frequency deviation of the signal.

OBS

radio frequency; RF: designations officially approved by the Joint Terminology Panel and standardized by NATO.

OBS

radio frequency; RF: designations officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG).

French

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

Fréquence d'une onde électromagnétique rayonnée, inférieure aux fréquences optiques.

OBS

radiofréquence; RF; fréquence radioélectrique : désignations uniformisées par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie interarmées.

OBS

radiofréquence; fréquence radioélectrique : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN.

OBS

radiofréquence; RF : désignations uniformisées par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR).

Key term(s)
  • radio-fréquence

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Radiotransmisión y radiorrecepción
  • Teledetección
DEF

Margen de frecuencias comprendido entre las frecuencias de audio y las frecuencias infrarrojas que se utiliza para las comunicaciones vía radio.

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Record 2 - external organization data 2010-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
06.01.01 (19762)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

frequency of a periodic radio wave or of the corresponding periodical electrical oscillation [IEC 60050-713:1998, 713-06-02]

OBS

This term and its abbreviation may qualify an electrical device for generating or collecting radiated waves. [IEC 60050-713:1998, 713-06-02]

OBS

Radio Frequency (RF) (in RID). Radio frequency between 30 Hz and 3 GHz.

OBS

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

French

Spanish

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