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calibration

1) The process of comparing an instrument's output signal with reality. Instruments that measure solar energy tend to "drift", that is, their output signals do not mean the same thing from one time period to another. Because of this, they are periodically (annually or semi-annually) re-calibrated against more reliable instruments.

2) Adjusting a measuring instrument to make it accurate. The set of operations which establish, under specified conditions, the relationship between values indicated by a measuring instrument or measuring system and the corresponding values of a quantity realized by a reference standard.

3) The act of adjusting the color of one device relative to another, such as a monitor to a printer, or a scanner to a film recorder. Or, it may be the process of adjusting the color of one device to some established standard.
This radio needs some calibration.
by IrishRepublicanArmy December 26, 2003
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speaker

1) Electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance.

2) someone who expresses in language; someone who talks
the leader of the majority party is the Speaker of the House of Representatives
by IrishRepublicanArmy December 26, 2003
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repeater

1) A device that receives, amplifies (and sometimes reshapes), and retransmits a signal. It is used to boost signal levels and extend the distance a signal can be transmitted. In radio terms, the signal is usally recieved on a input frequency and then retransmitted on a different frequency (output or direct).

2) A network device that repeats signals from one cable onto one or more other cables, while restoring signal timing and waveforms. Repeaters are the most common way to connect local networks together, and can provide either Thinwire or Thickwire connections. They are commonly used to create larger local networks up to a certain limit based on the number of repeaters and the length of the cables.

3) A device inserted at intervals along a circuit to boost, and amplify an analog signal being transmitted. A repeater is sometimes needed because the quality and strength of a signal decays over distance. Repeaters are also used to regenerate a digital signal - "squaring it" and "cleaning it up" - but not changing it. You can regenerate digital signals because technology exists that can separate the actual signal from the noise, regenerating only the signal. No technology exists that can do this with analog signals. The simplest type of LAN interconnection device is a repeater. A repeater moves all received packets or frames between LAN segments. The primary function of a repeater is to extend the length of the network media, i.e. the cable.

4) someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior

5) a firearm that can fire several rounds without reloading
The Fairfax County Public Schools use digital trunked repeaters that operate in the 800 MHz range for thier school buses.

The criminal (in your case) used a repeater to kill the police officer.
by IrishRepublicanArmy December 26, 2003
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yellow journalism

The use of cheaply sensational or unscrupulous methods in newspapers to attract and influence the readers.
99.3% of what is in tabloid newspapers is yellow journalism.
by IRISHREPUBLICANARMY December 26, 2003
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callsign

1) The identifying code letters or numbers of a radio or television transmitting station, assigned by a regulatory body. Also called call sign or call letters.

2) (military) code word for aircraft, ship, etc, used in radio communications.
Dark 87 this is Havoc 12, switch to 11175 and vector out to DZ.
by IRISHREPUBLICANARMY December 26, 2003
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Geosynchronous Orbit

An orbit that permits a communications satellite to mantain a fixed position relative to the surface of the earth.
Many of the radio communications satellites the USA puts up are in a geosynchronous orbit.
by IrishRepublicanArmy December 29, 2003
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T-1 line

i used by T1 to download 45 gigabytes of porn last night.
by IrishRepublicanArmy December 29, 2003
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