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HAVE LOW BANDWIDTH [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-02-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Radio Transmission and Reception
- Radiotelephony
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- low bandwidth
1, record 1, English, low%20bandwidth
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Current cell phone networks, however, have a low bandwidth : they relay data much more slowly than fixed line networks do, making it difficult if not impossible to transmit Web pictures wirelessly. 2, record 1, English, - low%20bandwidth
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Émission et réception radio
- Radiotéléphonie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bande passante étroite
1, record 1, French, bande%20passante%20%C3%A9troite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1996-07-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Special-Language Phraseology
- Information Theory
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- have low bandwidth
1, record 2, English, have%20low%20bandwidth
correct, verb
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A put-down of mental capacity (bandwidth normally refers to the amount of information a computer network can transmit and process at one time. 1, record 2, English, - have%20low%20bandwidth
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
He has very low bandwidth. 1, record 2, English, - have%20low%20bandwidth
Record 2, Key term(s)
- low bandwidth
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
- Théorie de l'information
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- avoir les facultés affaiblies
1, record 2, French, avoir%20les%20facult%C3%A9s%20affaiblies
proposal
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- ne pas être une lumière 1, record 2, French, ne%20pas%20%C3%AAtre%20une%20lumi%C3%A8re
proposal
- ne pas être la tête à Papineau 1, record 2, French, ne%20pas%20%C3%AAtre%20la%20t%C3%AAte%20%C3%A0%20Papineau
proposal, Canada
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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