"guard band" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: guard bands [plural], guardband [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} guard band (plural guard bands)
  1. (radio, telecommunications) An unused part of the radio spectrum between bands, for the purpose of preventing interference.
    Sense id: en-guard_band-en-noun-MRIRt47A Categories (other): Radio, Telecommunications, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 19 19 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 25 23 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 24 23 27 Topics: broadcasting, communications, electrical-engineering, engineering, media, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, radio, telecommunications
  2. The unrecorded space between tracks on magnetic tape or other media which prevents the signals on adjacent tracks from interfering with each other.
    Sense id: en-guard_band-en-noun-PRqXnEVu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 19 19 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 25 23 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 24 23 27
  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.
    Sense id: en-guard_band-en-noun-N0kUVduU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 19 19 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 25 23 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 24 23 27
  4. (computer graphics) A virtual area of the screen, bordering the real screen, to which any rendering is ignored, used to simplify clipping.
    Sense id: en-guard_band-en-noun-hzn0YMY2 Categories (other): Computer graphics, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 19 19 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 25 23 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 24 23 27 Topics: computer-graphics, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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