plural of time-signal

plural of time signal

(US, telephony) An audible signal to the calling party that indicates failure to complete the requested connection; an engaged tone

A transmitter encodes data by producing a signal which is a continuous stream of signalling events each which has sufficient information for the receiver to recover the original data. Just like a quantum leap is the smallest measurable leap, a signalling event is the smallest possible amount of signal that the receiver needs to recover the original data without error.

plural of virtue signaller

an instance of sharing or disseminating another's information or material with one's own audience / (engineering) an increase in the capacity, strength, or range of a signal

to share or disseminate another's information or material with one's own audience

An emergency signal sent by radio (or other means) from a ship or aircraft in distress or danger. / An indication of distress.

plural of distress signal

(historical) A kind of mechanical signal used on early American railroads, consisting of wooden balls, painted various colors, that were hoisted up and down a pole using a rope and pulley.