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AMPLITUDE MODULATION [2 records]

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Record 1 2023-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radioelectricity
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
  • Telecommunications Transmission
DEF

A modulation in which the amplitude of a carrier wave or electronic signal is varied with time in accordance with the magnitude of the modulating signal.

OBS

amplitude modulation; AM: designations and definition officially approved by the Defence Terminology Standardization Board; designations officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

OBS

amplitude modulation; AM: designations standardized by NATO and the International Electrotechnical Commission.

OBS

amplitude modulation: designation officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radioélectricité
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
DEF

Modulation dans laquelle l'amplitude d'une onde porteuse ou d'un signal électronique varie au fil du temps en fonction de l'ampleur d'un signal modulant.

OBS

modulation d'amplitude; MA : désignations et définition uniformisées par le Conseil de normalisation de terminologie de la défense; désignations uniformisées par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

OBS

modulation d'amplitude : désignation normalisée par l'OTAN et uniformisée par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

OBS

modulation d'amplitude; modulation en amplitude; MA : désignations normalisées par la Commission électrotechnique internationale.

OBS

modulation d'amplitude : désignation publiée au Journal officiel de la République française le 22 septembre 2000.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Radioelectricidad
  • Técnicas y equipo audiovisuales
  • Transmisión (Telecomunicaciones)
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Record 2 - external organization data 2009-07-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
06.01.22 (19762)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

modulation in which the amplitude of a periodic carrier is a given function, generally linear, of the instantaneous values of the modulating signal

OBS

amplitude modulation: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 19762-4:2008].

French

Spanish

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