"base station" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: base stations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} base station (plural base stations)
  1. (surveying) A GPS receiver at known fixed location, used to derive correction information for nearby portable GPS receivers. Categories (topical): Surveying
    Sense id: en-base_station-en-noun-0P4YyaZt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 20 37 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 44 20 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 19 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 16 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 46 22 32 Topics: geography, natural-sciences, surveying
  2. (computing, networking) 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. Categories (topical): Computing, Networking, Telecommunications Translations (networking): stacja bazowa [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-base_station-en-noun-AG6PXpxn Disambiguation of Telecommunications: 17 66 18 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 20 37 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 44 20 36 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, networking, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'networking': 16 70 14
  3. (radio) 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 Categories (topical): Radio
    Sense id: en-base_station-en-noun-fYnjAxZR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 20 37 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 44 20 36 Topics: broadcasting, media, radio

Inflected forms

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