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Record 1 2001-04-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Internet and Telematics
DEF

The amount of useful information to be found in a given Usenet newsgroup.

CONT

When used in reference to Usenet activity, signal-to-noise ratio describes the relation between amount of actual information in a discussion, compared to their quantity. More often than not, there's substantial activity in a newsgroup, but a very small number of those articles actually contain anything useful.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Internet et télématique
DEF

Désigne le taux d'informations utiles d'un message ou d'un forum par rapport au volume de messages.

CONT

Comme vous pouvez aisément l'imaginer, ceci conduit souvent à un phénomène appelé faible ratio signal sur bruit (en fait une quantité de textes fouillis qui engendrent peu de discussions ou des discussions sans aucun intérêt).

Spanish

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