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SIGNAL SCRAMBLING [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-01-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Telecommunications Transmission
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- signal theft
1, record 1, English, signal%20theft
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Encryption-Coding or otherwise scrambling transmission content, making it unusable or unseeable to viewers who do not have the specified decoding equipment. Primarily used for content security and to prevent signal theft. 1, record 1, English, - signal%20theft
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Transmission (Télécommunications)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- vol du signal
1, record 1, French, vol%20du%20signal
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une grande campagne de publicité vient d'être lancée afin de régulariser la situation des immeubles bénéficiant de raccordements pirates au câble ou au MMDS. A partie d'août, les propriétaires et les abonnés pirates seront poursuivis au titre des articles 155 (vol du signal) et 180 (réception illégale du signal). 1, record 1, French, - vol%20du%20signal
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1990-12-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Television (Radioelectricity)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- adaptive modulation 1, record 2, English, adaptive%20modulation
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
By the use of... techniques including... adaptive modulation and scrambling, the transmitted signal can be made to have the character of white noise. 1, record 2, English, - adaptive%20modulation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Télévision (Radioélectricité)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- modulation adaptative
1, record 2, French, modulation%20adaptative
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Grâce à (...) la quantification de sous-bande, la modulation adaptative et l'embrouillage, le signal émis peut être rendu semblable à un bruit blanc. 1, record 2, French, - modulation%20adaptative
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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