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  2. Radar beacon - Wikipedia

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    When a racon receives a radar pulse, it responds with a signal on the same frequency which puts an image on the radar display. This takes the form of a short line of dots and dashes forming a Morse character radiating away from the location of the beacon on the normal plan position indicator radar display. The length of the line usually corresponds to the equivalent of a few nautical miles on ...

  3. Aviation transponder interrogation modes - Wikipedia

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    The reply format is usually referred to as a "code" from a transponder, which is used to determine detailed information from a suitably equipped aircraft. In its simplest form, a "Mode" or interrogation type is generally determined by pulse spacing between two or more interrogation pulses. Various modes exist from Mode 1 to 5 for military use ...

  4. Digital enhanced cordless telecommunications - Wikipedia

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    Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications ( DECT) is a cordless telephony standard maintained by ETSI. It originated in Europe, where it is the common standard, replacing earlier standards, such as CT1 and CT2. [1] Since the DECT-2020 standard onwards, it also includes IoT communication.

  5. Presence information - Wikipedia

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    Presence information. In computer and telecommunications networks, presence information is a status indicator that conveys ability and willingness of a potential communication partner—for example a user —to communicate. A user's client provides presence information (presence state) via a network connection to a presence service, which is ...

  6. Satellite phone - Wikipedia

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    Satellite phone ( Inmarsat) in use in Nias, Indonesia, in April 2005 after the Nias–Simeulue earthquake. A satellite telephone, satellite phone or satphone is a type of mobile phone that connects to other phones or the telephone network by radio link through satellites orbiting the Earth instead of terrestrial cell sites, as cellphones do.

  7. Mobile security - Wikipedia

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    Mobile security, or mobile device security, is the protection of smartphones, tablets, and laptops from threats associated with wireless computing. [1] It has become increasingly important in mobile computing. The security of personal and business information now stored on smartphones is of particular concern. [2]

  8. Verification and validation - Wikipedia

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    Verification is intended to check that a product, service, or system meets a set of design specifications. [6] [7] In the development phase, verification procedures involve performing special tests to model or simulate a portion, or the entirety, of a product, service, or system, then performing a review or analysis of the modeling results.

  9. i-mode - Wikipedia

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    NTT DoCoMo 's i-mode is a mobile internet (distinct from wireless internet) service popular in Japan. Unlike Wireless Application Protocols, i-mode encompasses a wider variety of internet standards, including web access, e-mail, and the packet-switched network that delivers the data. i-mode users also have access to other various services such as: sports results, weather forecasts, games ...