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Spread Spectrum

nounid 4215·updated May 9, 2026
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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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Entity Type

Capability75%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

90%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

95%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Variants

plural
Spread Spectrums
possessive
Spread Spectrum's
pluralpossessive
Spread Spectrums'

Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
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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.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
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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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