"base station" meaning in English

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Noun

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, Telecommunications
    Sense id: en-base_station-en-noun-0P4YyaZt Disambiguation of Telecommunications: 12 47 41 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 36 30 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 37 35 28 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 37 31 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: 12 47 41 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 36 30 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 37 35 28 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 37 31 32 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, Telecommunications
    Sense id: en-base_station-en-noun-fYnjAxZR Disambiguation of Telecommunications: 12 47 41 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 36 30 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 37 35 28 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 37 31 32 Topics: broadcasting, media, radio

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