base station
base station noun: a GPS receiver at known fixed location, used to derive correction information for nearby portable GPS receivers.
Noun
base station (plural base stations)
- A GPS receiver at known fixed location, used to derive correction information for nearby portable GPS receivers.
- A radio receiver/transmitter that serves as the hub of the local wireless network, and may also be the gateway between a wired network and the wireless network.
- Used from mobile network operators' (MNOs) usual base stations, these waves work well in open country, which gives passengers a decent service. But DfT's report says that MNO base stations are not optimised for railways.2022 September 7, Philip Haigh, “Wireless coverage leaves us hanging on our telephones”, in RAIL, number 965, page 42
- A radio transceiver permanently or semipermanently installed in a fixed location on land, typically used to communicate with mobile stations and/or other base stations
base station meaning in Tamil
base station in Tamil
- அளக்கைத் தொடங்குநிலை
Forms of base station
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Questions about base station
- What does base station mean?
- Base station means a GPS receiver at known fixed location, used to derive correction information for nearby portable GPS receivers.
- What is base station in Tamil?
- Base station in Tamil is அளக்கைத் தொடங்குநிலை. See Base station meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is base station?
- Base station is a noun.
- What is the plural of base station?
- The plural of base station is base stations.
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