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assemble

To translate a computer program expressed in an assembly language into a machine language.

assembly

In logistics, an item forming a portion of an equipment that can be provisioned and replaced as an entity and which normally incorporates replaceable parts or groups of parts. [JP1]

assembly language

A computer-oriented language (a) in which instructions are symbolic and usually in one-to-one correspondence with sets of machine language instructions and (b) that may provide other facilities, such as the use of macro instructions. Synonym computer-dependent language.

assembly time

The elapsed time taken for the execution of an assembler.

asset

1. In security, a resource or information that is to be protected. [After CC-99]
2. Any system or component (e.g., subsystem, hardware, firmware, software, database, or interconnection communications network or facility) that is part of a communications system or an information system. [After FAA]

assigned frequency

1. The center of the assigned frequency band assigned to a station. [RR]
2. The frequency of the center of the radiated bandwidth.
Note: The frequency of the rf carrier, whether suppressed or radiated, is usually given in parentheses following the assigned frequency, and is the frequency appearing in the dial settings of rf equipment intended for single-sideband or independent-sideband… (Read More →)

assigned frequency band

The frequency band within which the emission of a station is authorized; the width of the band equals the necessary bandwidth plus twice the absolute value of the frequency tolerance. Where space stations are concerned, the assigned frequency band includes twice the maximum Doppler shift that may occur in relation to any point of the Earth's surface. [NTIA] [RR]

Assigned Numbers:

Assigned numbers are numbers working in the PSTN under an agreement such as a contract or tariff at the request of specific end users or customers for their use, or numbers not yet working but having a customer service order pending. Numbers that are not yet working and have a service order pending for more than five calendar days shall… (Read More →)

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