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cesium standard

A primary frequency standard in which electronic transitions between the two hyperfine ground states of cesium-133 atoms control the output frequency.
Note 1: The difference between the energy levels of the two hyperfine ground states of the cesium-133 atom corresponds, in the absence of external influences (e.g., the magnetic field of the Earth), to electromagnetic radiation having a frequency of… (Read More →)

CESoETH

Circuit Emulation Services over Ethernet

CESoPNS

Circuit Emulation Services over Packet Switched Networks

CESoPSN

Circuit Emulation over Packet Switched Networks

CFR

Code of Federal Regulations

CGA

Abbreviation for color graphics adapter. A low-resolution video display standard, having a pixel resolution of 320 x
20
0. [After Silicon]

CGI

1. Abbreviation for common gateway interface. A means for allowing programs or scripts (usually written in C++ or Perl) to add functionality to the World Wide Web.
Note: Examples are search engines, feedback forms, and guestbooks. [Bahorsky]
2. Abbreviation for computer graphics interface.

cgm

Abbreviation for computer graphics metafile. A digital file format (standard) used for the storage or transmission of digital representations of graphics (i.e., images).
Note: The cgm format (indicated by the filename extension ". cgm") is used most by CAD programs.

CGMS-A

Copy Generation Management System - Analog

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