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Spread Spectrum

nounverified·updated May 9, 2026

Telecommunications techniques in which a signal is transmitted in a bandwidth considerably greater than the frequency content of the original information. Frequency hopping, direct sequence spreading, time scrambling, and combinations of these techniques are forms of spread spectrum.

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Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

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Information Class

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Variants

plural
Spread Spectrums
possessive
Spread Spectrum's
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Spread Spectrums'