information-bearing signal
1Information — In for*ma tion, n. [F., fr. L. informatio representation, conception. See {Inform}, v. t.] 1. The act of informing, or communicating knowledge or intelligence. [1913 Webster] The active informations of the intellect. South. [1913 Webster] 2. Any… …
2information content — Information In for*ma tion, n. [F., fr. L. informatio representation, conception. See {Inform}, v. t.] 1. The act of informing, or communicating knowledge or intelligence. [1913 Webster] The active informations of the intellect. South. [1913… …
3Signal Corps in the American Civil War — U.S. Army Signal Corps station on Elk Mountain, Maryland, overlooking the Antietam battlefield. The Signal Corps in the American Civil War comprised two organizations: the U.S. Army Signal Corps, which began with the appointment of Major Albert J …
4Distress signal — Call for help redirects here. For the TV show, see Call for Help. A distress signal is an internationally recognized means for obtaining help. Distress signals take the form of or are commonly made by using radio signals, displaying a visually… …
5telecommunication — [tel΄ə kə myo͞o΄ni kā′shən] n. [also pl., with sing. or pl. v.] communication by electronic or electric means, as through radio, telephone, telegraph, television, or computers * * * tel·e·com·mu·ni·ca·tion (tĕlʹĭ kə myo͞o nĭ kāʹshən) n. 1. The… …
6Demodulation — Passband modulation v · d · e Analog modulation AM · …
7Carrier wave — In telecommunications, a carrier wave, or carrier is a waveform (usually sinusoidal) that is modulated (modified) with an input signal for the purpose of conveying information, [citeweb|title=Carrier wave with no modulation transports no… …
8Copenhagen interpretation — Quantum mechanics Uncertainty principle …
9detection — /di tek sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of detecting. 2. the fact of being detected. 3. discovery, as of error or crime: chance detection of smuggling. 4. Telecommunications. a. rectification of alternating signal currents in a radio receiver. b. Also… …
10demodulate — demodulator, n. /dee moj euh layt /, v.t., demodulated, demodulating. Telecommunications. to extract the original information bearing signal from a modulated carrier wave or signal; detect. [1920 25; DE + MODULATE] * * * …
