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CW

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-001525

An abbreviation for Continuous Wave, referring to an electromagnetic wave of constant amplitude and frequency, typically used in radio communication. This type of signal carries information by varying its amplitude, frequency, or phase. In Morse code, information is conveyed by turning the continuous wave on and off in specific patterns.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-001525
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectElectrical engineering
TranslationsGerman: CW; Spanish: CW; French: CW
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-001525",
  "term": "CW",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "An abbreviation for Continuous Wave, referring to an electromagnetic wave of constant amplitude and frequency, typically used in radio communication. This type of signal carries information by varying its amplitude, frequency, or phase. In Morse code, information is conveyed by turning the continuous wave on and off in specific patterns.",
  "subject": "Electrical engineering",
  "translations": {
    "de": "CW",
    "es": "CW",
    "fr": "CW"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/cw/"
}

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