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isotropic antenna

A hypothetical antenna that radiates or receives equally in all directions.
Note: Isotropic antennas do not exist physically but represent convenient reference antennas for expressing directional properties of physical antennas.

ISS/A

IPTV Security Solution/Authentication

ISSA

Information Systems Security Architecture

ISSAA

Information System Security Assurance Architecture

ISUP

Integrated Services (Digital Network) User Part

ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations)

ITAR are the regulations covering the exporting of weapons and weapons related technology from the United States. For some strange reason, the government claims that data encryption is a weapon and comes under the ITAR regulations. There is presently a move in Congress to relax the section of ITAR dealing with cryptographic technology.

iterative impedance

In electrical circuits, for a four-terminal network, the impedance that, if connected across one pair of terminals, will match the impedance across the other pair of terminals.
Note: The iterative impedance of a uniform line is the same as its characteristic impedance.

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