"BUC" meaning in English

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          "word": "block upconverter"
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          "ref": "2008, Bruce R. Elbert, Introduction to Satellite Communication, page 137:",
          "text": "On the transmit side, there would need to be an upconverter and a high-power amplifier; if the transmit power required is less than about 10W, then it is possible to obtain both functions within what is called a block-upconverter (BUC).",
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          "ref": "2012, Mark L. Ayers, Telecommunications System Reliability Engineering, page 3-47:",
          "text": "The BUC is a relatively low-cost method to provide two otherwise expensive network functions.",
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          "ref": "2019, Stojče Dimov Ilčev, Global Aeronautical Distress and Safety Systems (GADSS), page 261:",
          "text": "Modern BUC units convert from the L-band to C-band, Ku-band, and Ka-band.",
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        "Abbreviation of block upconverter."
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