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Record 1 - external organization data 2012-09-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- forward link
1, record 1, English, forward%20link
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
communication from reader/interrogator to transponder 1, record 1, English, - forward%20link
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Alternatively known as down-link. 1, record 1, English, - forward%20link
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
cf. up-link (06.01.119) 1, record 1, English, - forward%20link
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
forward link: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 19762-4:2008]. 2, record 1, English, - forward%20link
Record 1, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - external organization data 2009-07-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- down-link
1, record 2, English, down%2Dlink
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
radio link between a transmitting space station and receiving earth station [IEC 60050-725, 725-12-24] 1, record 2, English, - down%2Dlink
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
down-link : term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 19762-4 : 2008]. 2, record 2, English, - down%2Dlink
Record 2, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2001-05-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Telecommunications Transmission
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- down-link signal
1, record 3, English, down%2Dlink%20signal
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The transmission of a signal in a down-link. 1, record 3, English, - down%2Dlink%20signal
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Transmission (Télécommunications)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- signal de liaison descendante
1, record 3, French, signal%20de%20liaison%20descendante
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Transmisión (Telecomunicaciones)
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- señal del enlace descendente
1, record 3, Spanish, se%C3%B1al%20del%20enlace%20descendente
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- señal espacio-Tierra 1, record 3, Spanish, se%C3%B1al%20espacio%2DTierra
feminine noun
- señal de bajada 1, record 3, Spanish, se%C3%B1al%20de%20bajada
feminine noun, Mexico
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Transmisión de una señal en un enlace descendente. 1, record 3, Spanish, - se%C3%B1al%20del%20enlace%20descendente
Record 4 - internal organization data 1986-02-28
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Satellite Telecommunications
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- enhanced connectivity
1, record 4, English, enhanced%20connectivity
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Basic connectivity service. A single down-link beam, either West-West or West-East or East-East or East-West but providing a change in frequency such that a transmission in a K-band spot beam is received in a C-band hemispheric or zone beam and vice versa. 1, record 4, English, - enhanced%20connectivity
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Télécommunications par satellite
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- connexion renforcée
1, record 4, French, connexion%20renforc%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1984-08-21
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Satellite Telecommunications
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- basic connectivity service
1, record 5, English, basic%20connectivity%20service
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
it consists of a one-way communications path employing a single down-link beam, either West-Eastor or East-West, from transmitting to receiving stations through either two C-band hemispheric or zone beams or two K-band spot beams. 1, record 5, English, - basic%20connectivity%20service
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Télécommunications par satellite
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- service à connexion de base
1, record 5, French, service%20%C3%A0%20connexion%20de%20base
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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