Telecommunications terms starting with M

413 terms

  1. multiprogramming A mode of operation that provides for the interleaved execution of two or more computer programs by a single processor.
  2. multipulse test signal A test signal consisting of a white flag, a 2T pulse, and modulated pulses. The modulating frequencies of the pulses correspond to the frequency packets…
  3. multipurpose Internet mail extension See MIME.
  4. multistreaming technology See streaming.
  5. multitasking The concurrent performance or interleaved execution of two or more tasks. Synonym concurrent operation.
  6. Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) An electronic standard for encoding and transmitting digitized musical information between musical instruments and computers. [Bahorsky]
  7. Must-carry (Retransmission) A 1992 Cable Act term requiring a cable system to carry signals of both commercial and noncommercial television broadcast stations that are "local" to the…
  8. mutual suspicion The relationship between interacting entities in which neither entity relies upon the other entity to function correctly or securely with respect to some…
  9. mutual synchronization Synchronization in which the frequency of the clock at a particular node is controlled by a weighted average of the timing on all signals received from…
  10. mutually synchronized network A network that has a synchronizing arrangement in which each clock in the network exerts a degree of control on all others.
  11. MUX Multiplex.
  12. MW (1) Mega-Watt (millions of watts). (2) Microwave. (3) Missile Warning.
  13. mx record Abbreviation for mail exchange record.