Wire — For other uses, see Wire (disambiguation). Wires overhead A wire is a single, usually cylindrical, flexible strand or rod of metal. Wires are used to bear mechanical loads and to carry electricity and telecommunications signals. Wire is commonly… … Wikipedia
Signal integrity — or SI is a measure of the quality of an electrical signal. In digital electronics, a stream of binary values is represented by a voltage (or current) waveform. Over short distances and at low bit rates, a simple conductor can transmit this with… … Wikipedia
Line terminator — may refer to:* Newline, a special character or sequence of characters signifying the end of a line of text * Electrical termination, at the end of a wire or cable to prevent an RF signal from being reflected … Wikipedia
Signal Corps in the American Civil War — U.S. Army Signal Corps station on Elk Mountain, Maryland, overlooking the Antietam battlefield. The Signal Corps in the American Civil War comprised two organizations: the U.S. Army Signal Corps, which began with the appointment of Major Albert J … Wikipedia
Wire recording — A Peirce 55 B dictation wire recorder from 1945 … Wikipedia
Signal Corps (United States Army) — U.S. Army Signal Corps Coat of Arms Active 3 March 1863 – Present Country … Wikipedia
line-route map — A map or overlay for signal communications operations that shows the actual routes and types of construction of wire circuits in the field. It also gives the locations of switchboards and telegraph stations. See also map … Military dictionary
Transmission line — This article is about the radio frequency transmission line. For the power transmission line, see electric power transmission. In communications and electronic engineering, a transmission line is a specialized cable designed to carry alternating… … Wikipedia
Feed line — The Feed line in a radio transmission, reception or transceiver system is the physical cabling that carries the RF signal to and/or from the antenna. It is also called a transmission line. When operating properly, and under ideal conditions, the… … Wikipedia
Railway semaphore signal — One of the earliest forms of fixed railway signal is the semaphore. These signals display their different indications to train drivers by changing the angle of inclination of a pivoted arm . Semaphore signals were patented in the early 1840s by… … Wikipedia
Delay line memory — Computer memory types Volatile RAM DRAM (e.g., DDR SDRAM) SRAM In development T RAM Z RAM TTRAM Historical Delay line memory Selectron tube Williams tube … Wikipedia