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guard bands

guard bands is the plural of guard band.

Meaning of guard band

Noun

guard band (plural guard bands)

  1. An unused part of the radio spectrum between bands, for the purpose of preventing interference.
  2. The unrecorded space between tracks on magnetic tape or other media which prevents the signals on adjacent tracks from interfering with each other.
  3. (quality control) The amount by which minimum product specifications are increased to ensure that, even with measurement uncertainty, the product will meet the minimum specifications with a specified level of confidence.
  4. A virtual area of the screen, bordering the real screen, to which any rendering is ignored, used to simplify clipping.

Questions about guard bands

What is guard bands the plural of?
Guard bands is the plural of guard band.

Words near guard bands in the dictionary

  1. Guarañoca
  2. Guarañol
  3. guard
  4. guard against
  5. guard band
  6. guard bands
  7. guard book
  8. guard books
  9. guard cell
  10. guard cells
  11. guard dog

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