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ANALOGUE TELEVISION [2 records]

Record 1 2006-11-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Television (Radioelectricity)
DEF

A television broadcasting technology based on continuous signals that fluctuate in color and brightness.

OBS

Analog technology has been in use for the [1950’s] to transmit conventional TV signals to consumers. "Standard" television broadcasts in analog TV.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télévision (Radioélectricité)
DEF

Technologie de télédiffusion qui se fonde sur la transmission d'un signal continu porteur de fluctuations en chrominance et en luminance.

OBS

La technologie analogique de télédiffusion qui est le standard NTSC remonte à la fin des années quarante et caractérise les téléviseurs conventionnels.

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-05-28

English

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

Network which uses cables split into a receive and a transmit frequency band (full-duplex).

OBS

By frequency multiplexing many users onto a single cable, several channels are created devoted to carrying analogue signals such as telephone traffic as well as television signals, real-time colour video and computer generated information.

OBS

An analog communications network characterized by high bandwidth.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications
  • Internet et télématique

Spanish

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

Red que usa cables divididos en una banda de frecuencia de recepción y otra de transmisión (dúplex completo).

OBS

Mediante el multiplexado de frecuencias de muchos usuarios en un solo cable se crean varios canales para llevar señales analógicas como el tráfico telefónico, así como señales de televisión, vídeo en color en tiempo real e información generada por ordenador.

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