TRANSMISSIONLINE

Transmission line

In communications and electronic engineering, a transmission line is a specialized cable or other structure designed to carry alternating current of radio frequency, that is, currents with a frequency high enough that their wave nature must be taken into account. Transmission lines are used for purposes such as connecting radio transmitters and receivers with their antennas, distributing cable television signals, trunklines routing calls between telephone switching centers, computer network connections, and high speed computer data buses.

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transmission line

Noun

  1. A set of wires used for long-distance electric power transmission; a power transmission line.
  2. A structure such as a waveguide or stripline constructed so as to pass electric signals with fidelity and little loss.


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