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06.01.21 (19762) [1 record]
Record 1 - external organization data 2009-07-30
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
- modulation
1, record 1, English, modulation
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
process by which at least one characteristic quantity of a carrier is varied in accordance with a characteristic quantity of a signal to be transmitted [ISO/IEC 2382-9:1995, 09.05.10] 1, record 1, English, - modulation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Generic forms of modulation include amplitude modulation (AM), phase modulation (PM), frequency modulation (FM), pulse position modulation (PPM), and pulse width modulation (PWM). 1, record 1, English, - modulation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Digital modulation methods principally feature amplitude shift keying (ASK), frequency shift keying (FSK), phase shift keying (PSK) or variants. 1, record 1, English, - modulation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
See also amplitude, frequency and phase modulation, amplitude shift keying, frequency shift keying and phase shift keying. 1, record 1, English, - modulation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
modulation: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 19762-4:2008]. 2, record 1, English, - modulation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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