Telecommunications terms starting with X

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1. X-bits Unassigned overhead bits. Transmitters should code these bits as zeros while receivers are required to be capable of ignoring the value contained in these…
2. X-dimension of recorded spot In facsimile systems, the effective recorded spot dimension measured in the direction of the recorded line.
3. X-dimension of scanning spot In facsimile systems, the distance between the centers of adjacent scanning spots measured in the direction of the scanning line on the object.
4. x-y mount Synonym altazimuth mount.
5. X.-series Recommendations Sets of data telecommunications protocols and interfaces defined by CCITT (now, ITU-T) Recommendations. Note: Some of the more common X.
6. X.75 Gateway Service A protocol for network interworking which supports communication between adjacent networks and communication thru transit networks.
7. xerographic recording Recording enabled by the scanning action of an optical beam on a photoconducting surface on which an electrostatically charged latent image is developed…
8. XML See Extensible Markup Language.
9. XO Executive Officer.
10. XOFF An abbreviation for the ASCII transmission-control character meaning "Transmitter off."
11. XON An abbreviation for the ASCII transmission-control character meaning "Transmitter on."
12. XT Abbreviation for crosstalk.