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Record 1 - external organization data 2006-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
09.02.01 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

signal in which the characteristic quantity representing data may assume, at any instant, any value within a continuous interval

OBS

For example, an analog signal may follow continuously the values of another physical quantity representing data.

OBS

analog signal: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-9:1995].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
09.02.01 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

signal tel que la caractéristique qui représente des données est susceptible à tout instant de prendre une quelconque des valeurs d'un intervalle continu

OBS

Par exemple, un signal analogique peut suivre, généralement de façon continue, les valeurs d'une autre grandeur physique représentant des données.

OBS

signal analogique : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-9:1995].

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-05-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications
  • Internet and Telematics
  • Audio Technology
  • Electrical Engineering
DEF

An electric signal which directly represents another form of energy or activity.

OBS

The most obvious example is the representation of sound waves in electrical form as an audio signal which directly corresponds in frequency to the sound waves that it represents.

OBS

analog signal: term standardized by ISO and CSA.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications
  • Internet et télématique
  • Électroacoustique
  • Électrotechnique
DEF

Signal tel que la caractéristique qui représente des informations peut à tout instant prendre toute valeur d'un intervalle continu.

CONT

Un signal analogique peut suivre, généralement de façon continue, les valeurs d'une autre grandeur physique représentant des informations.

OBS

signal analogique : terme normalisé par la CSA et l'ISO.

Spanish

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

Señal que reproduce eléctricamente un fenómeno (ej. sonido) y que puede aceptar cualquier valor dentro de un rango acotado.

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Record 3 2001-03-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Encryption and Decryption
  • Intelligence (Military)
  • Electronic Warfare
CONT

In 1971, analogue voice signal could be converted to 64 kilobit per second digital signals using a technique called pulse code modulation.

Key term(s)
  • analog voice signal

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chiffrage et déchiffrage
  • Renseignement (Militaire)
  • Guerre électronique
CONT

On savait depuis 1971 convertir la phonie analogique en phonie numérique à 64 kbits/s en utilisant la technique de modulation par impulsions codées (MIC).

Spanish

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Record 4 1991-05-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
DEF

Performing various operations on signals while they are still in their received form, that is, continuous rather than quantized or digitized.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie

Spanish

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Record 5 1989-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
DEF

Indicator derived from a continuous process, that permits correction while the process is going on, as with a radar beam tracking a target.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie

Spanish

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Record 6 1985-06-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Range Measurements (Telecommunications)
Key term(s)
  • analog video signal

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures à distance (Télécommunications)

Spanish

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Record 7 1984-07-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radio Transmission and Reception
  • Telecommunications Transmission
Key term(s)
  • AC analogue signal

French

Domaine(s)
  • Émission et réception radio
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)

Spanish

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Record 8 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)

Spanish

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