When optical fibers are joined by a splice or a pair of mated connectors, a power loss that is caused by any mismatch in size or shape of the cross section of the cores of the mating fibers.
Note 1: Any of the above conditions may allow light from the core of the "transmitting" fiber to enter the cladding of… (Read More →)

1. An independent variable.
2. Any value of an independent variable.
Note: Examples of arguments include search keys, numbers that identify the location of a data item in a table, and the in sin .

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A part of a computer that performs arithmetic, logic, and related operations.

1. In a digital computer, the condition that occurs when a calculation produces a result that is greater than a given register or storage location can store or represent.
2. In a digital computer, the amount that a calculated value is greater than a given register or storage location can store or represent.
Note: The overflow may be placed at… (Read More →)

A register that holds the operands or the results of operations such as arithmetic operations, logic operations, and shifts.

A shift, applied to the representation of a number in a fixed radix numeration system and in a fixed-point representation system, and in which only the characters representing the fixed-point part of the number are moved. An arithmetic shift is usually equivalent to multiplying the number by a positive or a negative integral power of the radix, except for the… (Read More →)

In a digital computer, the condition that occurs when a calculation produces a non-zero result that is less than the smallest non-zero quantity that a given register or storage location can store or represent.

In a processor, the part that performs arithmetic operations; sometimes the unit performs both arithmetic and logic operations.

A radio broadcasting service that is operated by and for the personnel of the armed services in the area covered by the broadcast.
Note: An example of an AFRS is the radio service operated by the U. S. Army for U. S. and allied military personnel on duty in overseas areas.