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envelope delay distortion

Signal distortion that results when the rate of change of phase shift with frequency over the necessary bandwidth of the signal is not constant.
Note: Envelope delay distortion is usually expressed as one-half the difference between the delays of the two extremes of the necessary bandwidth.

environmental security

1. The security that is inherent in the physical surroundings in which a facility or functional unit is located, such as on ships, on aircraft, and in underground vaults, where locations by their nature provide a certain amount of protection against exploitation of compromising emanation even before other protective measures are implemented.
2. The application of electrical, acoustic, physical, and… (Read More →)

EPC

Electronic Product Code

ePDIF

Enhanced Packet Data Interworking Function

EPG

Electronic Program Guide

ephemeris

A electronic or hard-copy table or listing of the predicted positions of astronomical bodies such as the planets or the Moon; and by extension, the predicted positions of artificial satellites, such as communications satellites, orbiting the Earth. Plural ephemerides.
Note 1: Ephemerides are essential tools for accurate aiming of movable high-gain antennas at, e.g., communications satellites, especially ones that exhibit… (Read More →)

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