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SOA

Service Order Administration

SOAP

Simple Object Access Protocol

SOE

Service Order Entry

soft copy

A nonpermanent display image, for example, a cathode ray tube display.

Soft Dial Tone Numbers

Numbers that permit restricted dialing, such as calling emergency services and sometimes receive incoming calls (FCC 00-104, ¶ 33). See “Administrative Numbers” definition.

soft sectoring

On magnetic disks, magnetic drums, and optical disks, the identification of sector boundaries by using recorded information.

software

1. A set of computer programs, procedures, and associated documentation concerned with the operation of a data processing system; e.g., compilers, library routines, manuals, and circuit diagrams. [JP 1-02]
2. Information (generally copyrightable) that may provide instructions for computers; data for documentation; and voice, video, and music for entertainment or education.
3. The programs, procedures, rules, and any associated documentation… (Read More →)

software defined radio

A radio consisting of a receiver and/or a transmitter, where each has the following properties, respectively: (a) the received signal is digitized and then processed using software-programmable digital signal processing techniques (digitization may occur at the rf, IF, or baseband); (b) the modulated signal to be transmitted is generated as a digital signal using software-programmable digital signal processing techniques; the… (Read More →)

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