acquisition

acquisition: 1. In satellite communications, the process of locking tracking equipment on a signal from a communications satellite. (188) 2. The process of achieving synchronization. 3. In servo systems, the process of entering the boundary conditions that will allow the loop to capture the signal and achieve lock-on. (188)

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