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Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-01-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Telephone Metering
- Telecommunications Transmission
- Remote Sensing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- signal-to-noise ratio
1, record 1, English, signal%2Dto%2Dnoise%20ratio
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- SNR 2, record 1, English, SNR
correct, officially approved
- S/N 3, record 1, English, S%2FN
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- signal to noise ratio 4, record 1, English, signal%20to%20noise%20ratio
correct
- SNR 5, record 1, English, SNR
correct
- S/N 6, record 1, English, S%2FN
correct
- SNR 5, record 1, English, SNR
- S/N ratio 7, record 1, English, S%2FN%20ratio
correct
- signal to noise ratio 4, record 1, English, signal%20to%20noise%20ratio
correct
- signal-plus-noise ratio 8, record 1, English, signal%2Dplus%2Dnoise%20ratio
- signal-plus-noise/noise ratio 9, record 1, English, signal%2Dplus%2Dnoise%2Fnoise%20ratio
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In analog and digital communications, signal-to-noise ratio, often written S/N or SNR, is a measure of signal strength relative to background noise[;] the ratio is usually measured in decibels (dB). 2, record 1, English, - signal%2Dto%2Dnoise%20ratio
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
This ratio is usually in terms of peak values in the case of impulse noise and in terms of the root-mean-square values in the case of random noise. 6, record 1, English, - signal%2Dto%2Dnoise%20ratio
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
This ratio may be a function of bandwidth of the transmission system. 6, record 1, English, - signal%2Dto%2Dnoise%20ratio
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
signal to noise ratio; SNR: term and abbreviation officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG). 10, record 1, English, - signal%2Dto%2Dnoise%20ratio
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Téléphonométrie
- Transmission (Télécommunications)
- Télédétection
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- rapport signal sur bruit
1, record 1, French, rapport%20signal%20sur%20bruit
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- S/B 2, record 1, French, S%2FB
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- rapport signal/bruit 3, record 1, French, rapport%20signal%2Fbruit
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
- S/B 2, record 1, French, S%2FB
correct, masculine noun
- SNR 4, record 1, French, SNR
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
- S/B 2, record 1, French, S%2FB
- rapport signal-sur-bruit 5, record 1, French, rapport%20signal%2Dsur%2Dbruit
correct, masculine noun
- rapport signal-bruit 6, record 1, French, rapport%20signal%2Dbruit
correct, masculine noun
- SNR 7, record 1, French, SNR
correct, masculine noun
- SNR 7, record 1, French, SNR
- rapport S/B 8, record 1, French, rapport%20S%2FB
masculine noun
- rapport signal à bruit 9, record 1, French, rapport%20signal%20%C3%A0%20bruit
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pour un équipement électronique, ce rapport s'obtient en comparant le signal d'entrée avec le signal de sortie pour mesurer le niveau du bruit (signal parasite) ajouté par l'équipement. 7, record 1, French, - rapport%20signal%20sur%20bruit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ce rapport s'exprime souvent en décibels (dB) ou parfois en népers (Np). 10, record 1, French, - rapport%20signal%20sur%20bruit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
rapport signal sur bruit; rapport signal/bruit; SNR; S/B : termes et abréviations uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR). 11, record 1, French, - rapport%20signal%20sur%20bruit
Record 1, Key term(s)
- rapport signal bruit
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Telefonometría
- Transmisión (Telecomunicaciones)
- Teledetección
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- relación de señal a ruido
1, record 1, Spanish, relaci%C3%B3n%20de%20se%C3%B1al%20a%20ruido
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- relación señal/ruido 2, record 1, Spanish, relaci%C3%B3n%20se%C3%B1al%2Fruido
correct, feminine noun
- relación señal-ruido 2, record 1, Spanish, relaci%C3%B3n%20se%C3%B1al%2Druido
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Relación entre las amplitudes de la señal deseada y del ruido en el mismo punto. 2, record 1, Spanish, - relaci%C3%B3n%20de%20se%C3%B1al%20a%20ruido
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Normalmente se expresa en decibelios y da idea de la sensibilidad de un receptor de radio. 2, record 1, Spanish, - relaci%C3%B3n%20de%20se%C3%B1al%20a%20ruido
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