The product of (a) the number of messages, (b) the average minutes of conversation per message, and (c) the average route kilometers of circuits involved. [47 CFR Pt.36-A]

Seechat.

A mode of communication analogous to a conversation between two persons.

In telecommunications, a service that provides two-way, interactive, real-time, end-to-end information transfer.

The actual agreed upon scheduled date and time to commence cutover in a coordinated conversion.

A type of error-correction code in which (a) each m-bit information symbol (each m-bit string) to be encoded is transformed into an n-bit symbol, where n>m and (b) the transformation is a function of the last k information symbols, where k is the constraint length of the code.
Note: Convolutional codes are often used to improve the performance of radio… (Read More →)

In a land or maritime convoy, communications (a) that is among the elements of the convoy, (b) includes radio, visual, and sound transmissions, (c) in which radio intervehicle or intership communications are usually by radiotelephone using the receipt method of operation, (d) in which the convoy commander vehicle or ship usually has the net-control station aboard and (e) that usually… (Read More →)

1. A small piece of information that is automatically stored on a client computer by a Web browser and referenced to identify repeat visitors to a Web site and to tailor information in anticipation of the visitor's interests.
Note: Some privacy advocates have objected to the use of cookies without a user's consent. [After Bahorsky]
2. A general mechanism that… (Read More →)

In facsimile systems, the product of the total scanning length and the scanning density, given by CF = L, where L is the scanning line length and is the scanning line density, both in compatible units.
Note: For example, a 20-cm line and a line density of 6 scanning pitches per centimeter would yield a cooperation factor of 120.

Electronically exchanging functions of locally generated, random components, from which both terminals of a secure circuit construct traffic encryption key or key encryption key for use on that circuit. [INFOSEC-99]