signal element
1Signal element — In signal theory, a signal element is a part of a signal that is distinguished by its: *duration, *magnitude, *nature (the modulation technique used to create the element), *relative position to other elements, *transition from one signal state… …
2signal element — Each part of a digital signal, distinguished from others by its duration, position, and/or sense. Can be a start, information, or stop element …
3signal — signal, aux [ siɲal, o ] n. m. • 1540; « signe distinctif, cachet » déb. XIIIe; réfect., d apr. signe, de seignal; bas lat. signale, neutre subst. de signalis « qui sert de signe » 1 ♦ Signe convenu (geste, son...) fait par qqn pour indiquer le… …
4Signal integrity — or SI is a measure of the quality of an electrical signal. In digital electronics, a stream of binary values is represented by a voltage (or current) waveform. Over short distances and at low bit rates, a simple conductor can transmit this with… …
5Signal 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 …
6signal plate — noun : an element of a television camera tube from which the electrical signal is obtained for transmission into the television system …
7Stop signal — In telecommunication, the term stop signal has the following meanings: 1. In asynchronous serial communication, a signal at the end of a character that prepares the receiving device for the reception of a subsequent character. A stop signal is… …
8Start signal — In telecommunication, the term start signal has the following meanings: # A signal that prepares a device to receive data or to perform a function. Contrast with A condition. # In asynchronous serial communication, a signal at the beginning of a… …
9Distributed element filter — Figure 1. A circuit featuring many of the f …
10Wow! signal — The WOW! Signal. The Wow! signal was a strong narrowband radio signal detected by Dr. Jerry R. Ehman on August 15, 1977, while working on a SETI project at the Big Ear radio telescope of The Ohio State University then located at Ohio Wesleyan… …
