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Explore our library of thousands of telecoms terms and acronyms defined for on-the-job reference or learning new material.

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3DES

Triple Data Encryption Standard

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A/D

Analogue-to-Digital converter or conversion

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A2DP

Advanced Audio Distribution Profile

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Access Code

Access Code

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Access Control Method

Access Control Method

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Access delay

Access delay

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Access Stratum SDU

Access Stratum SDU (Service Data Unit)

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Account Code

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ACD

Automatic Call Distributor

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ACID

HARQ Channel Identifier

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Active Mode

Active Mode

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ad hoc

ad hoc

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Ad Hoc Network

Ad Hoc Network

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Address Mask

Address Mask

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ADDTS

Add Traffic Stream

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ADM

Add/Drop Multiplexer

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ADPCM

Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation

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ADRF

Analytics Data Repository Function

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ADSL

Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line

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AID

Association Identifier

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AM_ADDR

Active Member Address

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AMD

Acknowledged Mode Data

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ANDSF

Access Network Discovery and Selection Function

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APSD

Automatic Power Save Delivery

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