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allocation (of a frequency band)

1. Entry in the Table of Frequency Allocations of a given frequency band for the purpose of its use by one or more (terrestrial or space) radiocommunication services or the radio astronomy service under specified conditions. This term shall also be applied to the frequency band concerned. [NTIA] [RR]
2. The process of designating radio-frequency bands for use by specific… (Read More →)

allotment (of a radio frequency or radio frequency channel)

Entry of a designated frequency channel in an agreed plan, adopted by a component Conference, for use by one or more administrations for a (terrestrial or space) radiocommunication service in one or more identified countries or geographical areas and under specified conditions. [NTIA]

ALNP

Aggregated Line and Node Protection

alphabet

1. An ordered set of all the letters used in a language, including letters with diacritical signs where appropriate, but not including punctuation marks.
2. An ordered set of all the symbols used in a language, including punctuation marks, numeric digits, nonprinting control characters, and other symbols.
Note: Examples of alphabets include the Roman alphabet, the Greek alphabet, the Morse… (Read More →)

alphabet transliteration

The substitution of the characters of one alphabet for the corresponding characters of a different alphabet, usually accomplished on a character-by-character basis.
Note 1: An example of alphabet transliteration is the substitution of the Roman letters a, b, and p for the Greek letters , , and , respectively.
Note 2: Alphabet transliteration is reversible.
Note 3: Alphabet transliteration often… (Read More →)

alphabetic character set

A character set that contains letters and may contain control characters, special characters, and the yyspace character, but not digits.

alphabetic code

A code according to which data are represented through the use of an alphabetic character set.

alphabetic string

1. A string consisting solely of letters from the same alphabet.
2. A character string consisting solely of letters and associated special characters from the same alphabet.

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