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(electronics) A component in circuitry that allocates scarce resources.
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A signal such as radio, sound, or light that is modulated to transmit information.
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(computing) A form of blockchain program used with a hyperledger
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(television) The act of changing the channel on a television
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(computing) A means of transferring information objects between processes that are not supposed to be allowed to communicate according to the security policy.
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An indication of distress.
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Alternative form of edge list [(mathematics) An ordered list of the edges of a graph (set of connected vertices)]
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(networking) To enclose data in packets that can be transmitted using a given protocol.
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(computing) A module that adds new content to an existing piece of software.
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(computer science) In a command line interface, a command parameter requesting optional behavior or otherwise modifying the action of the command being invoked.
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In a civilian aircraft: a transponder that responds by sending a code identifying itself.
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The point of interconnection or contact between entities.
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Alternative form of join point [(programming) In aspect-oriented programming, a point at which advice (additional code) is triggered (a set of these constituting a pointcut).]
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Alternative form of jump list [(computing theory) A kind of sorted linked list with additional pointers to connect data items that are various distances apart.]
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(computing) A transmission channel used for event notifications rather than actual data.
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A channel (either physical or logical) by which information is transmitted sequentially (that is, the first information in is the first information out).
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(chiefly computing theory) The act of placing something in a queue.
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(figuratively) A visual system for transmitting information using the above equipment; especially, by means of two flags held one in each hand, using an alphabetic and numeric code based on the position of the signaller's arms; flag semaphore.
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Any signal sent by semaphore.
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(computing) A locking mechanism for supporting fast writes of shared variables between two parallel operating system routines, incrementing a counter at each stage to verify consistency.
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The command signal or value which is fed into a controller to establish the target or desired position or state of the controlled device or process.
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An indirect source of information about what a system is doing.
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Alternative spelling of SIGINT [(uncountable) Information gained from intercepted signals, including traffic analysis.]
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A sequence of states representing an encoded message in a communication channel.
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the (measured) strength of a radio signal as received by a radio or any other device receiving radio signals, such as a mobile phone.
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(by extension) The quantity of quality information compared to irrelevant or incorrect information.
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(colloquial) The proportion of useful or interesting information in a message or conversation.
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The property of being a signal.
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(transitive, chiefly Canada, US) To furnish (a traffic intersection) with a traffic signal.
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Obsolete form of signal. [A sequence of states representing an encoded message in a communication channel.]
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(telecommunications) A change of the state of a communication channel, each state representing a symbol that is to be transmitted.
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A combination of two or more signals
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To signal, as if with a signpost
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A message or sign sent by this method.
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Alternative spelling of smoke signal [(often pluralized) A method of long-distance communication sometimes used in ancient and undeveloped societies, consisting of messages conveyed by means of columns or intermittent puffs of smoke.]
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a short intermission between programmes in a radio or television broadcast to identify the network, station or channel
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(telecommunications) A signalling event on a communications channel; a signal that cannot be further divided into meaningful information.
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(electronics) the end of a line where signals are either transmitted or received, or a point along the length of a line where the signals are made available to apparatus.
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