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• = Term carried over from FS-1037C
• = New term from open literature
• = New term from ANSI T1 sources

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• raceway
• rack
• racon
• rad
• rad.
• radar
• radar beacon (racon)
• radar blind range
• radar blind speed
• radar cross section
• radar intelligence (RADINT)
• radar line-of-sight (LOS) equation
• radar mile
• radar resolution cell
• radar signature
• RADHAZ
• radian (rad.)
• radiance
• radiant emittance
• radiant energy
• radiant exitance
• radiant flux
• radiant intensity
• radiant power
• radiation
• radiation angle
• radiation efficiency
• radiation field
• radiation-hardened fiber
• radiation mode
• radiation pattern
• radiation resistance
• radiation scattering
• RADINT
• radio
• radio access system controller
• radio altimeter
• radio and wire integration (RWI)
• radio baseband
• radiobeacon station
• radio beam
• radio channel
• radio channel privacy
• radio common carrier (RCC)
• radiocommunication
• radiocommunication service
• radio control
• radio-coverage diagram
• radio detection
• radio detection and ranging
• radiodetermination
• radiodetermination-satellite service
• radiodetermination station
• radio direction-finding [RDF]
• radio direction-finding station
• radio equipment
• radio facility
• radio fadeout
• radio field intensity
• radio fix
• radio frequency
• radio frequency assignment
• radio frequency channel assignment
• radio frequency interference (RFI)
• radio horizon
• radio horizon range (RHR)
• radio interface
• radiolocation
• radiolocation land station
• radiolocation mobile station
• radiolocation service
• radiological monitoring
• radiometry
• radionavigation
• radionavigation land station
• radionavigation mobile station
• radionavigation-satellite service
• radio net
• radio paging
• radio personal terminal (RPT)
• radio port
• radio port controller
• radio range
• radio range station
• radio recognition and identification
• Radio Regulations
• Radio Regulations Board
• radio relay
• radio relay system
• radiosonde
• radiotelegram
• radio telegraphy
• radiotelemetry
• radiotelephone call
• radiotelephone distress frequency
• radio telephony
• radio teletypewriter (RTTY)
• radiotelex call
• radio termination (RT)
• radio wave
• radio watch shift
• radio-wire integration
• Rainbow Series
• RAM
• Raman amplifier
• Raman scattering
• random access discrete address (RADA)
• random access memory (RAM)
• random data
• random errors
• randomizer
• random noise
• random number
• range
• ranging
• raster
• raster count
• raster density
• raster graphics
• raster scanning
• rated output power
• ratio-squared combiner
• ray
• Rayleigh distribution
• Rayleigh fading
• Rayleigh scattering
• ray optics
• RBOC
• RCC
• R/C
• RDF
• read
• read access
• read head
• reading
• read-only access
• read-only memory (ROM)
• read-only storage
• read/write opening
• read/write slot
• ready-for-data signal
• real power
• real time
• real time call establishment procedures
• real-time reaction
• reasonable assurance
• reasonableness check
• reattach
• receive-after-transmit time delay
• received noise power
• received signal level (RSL)
• receive loudness rating (RLR)
• receive objective loudness rating (ROLR)
• receive only (RO)
• receiver
• receiver attack-time delay
• receiver lockout system
• receiver overload
• receiver release-time delay
• receiver sensitivity
• recipient
• recognized operating agency (ROA)
• reconditioned carrier reception
• reconstructed sample
• reconstructed signal
• record
• record communication
• recorder warning tone
• record information
• recording density
• recording spot
• record medium
• record number
• record pointer
• record sheet
• record traffic
• recovery
• recovery procedure
• RED
• RED/BLACK concept
• redirecting number (RN)
• RED signal
• reduced carrier single-sideband emission
• reduced carrier transmission
• redundancy
• redundancy check
• redundant code
• reference antenna
• reference black level
• reference circuit
• reference clock
• reference color space
• reference configuration
• reference frequency
• reference monitor
• reference monitoring
• reference noise
• reference point
• reference surface
• reference system
• reference transmission level point
• reference validation mechanism
• reference waveform
• reference white level
• reflectance
• reflected code
• reflecting layer
• reflecting loss
• reflection
• reflection coefficient (RC)
• reflection loss
• reflective array antenna
• reflectivity
• reflector
• refracted ray
• refraction
• refraction profile
• refractive index ( , n)
• refractive index contrast
• refractive index profile
• reframing time
• refresh
• refresh packets
• regeneration
• regenerative feedback
• regenerative repeater
• regenerator
• Regional Bell Operating Company (RBOC)
• regional center
• register
• registered jack (RJ)
• registration
• registration agent (RA)
• registration authority
• registration manager (RM)
• registration procedure
• registration program
• rekeying
• relational database
• relative address
• relative error
• relative spectral width
• relative transmission level
• relay
• relay configuration
• relay station
• released loop
• release node
• release prefix
• release time
• release timer
• reliability
• reliability assessment
• reliability evaluation
• reliability (performance)
• remanence
• remote access
• remote access data processing
• remote access line
• remote alarm
• remote alarm indication (RAI)
• remote AllCall registration
• remote batch entry
• remote batch processing
• remote boot
• remote call forwarding
• remote clock
• remote control equipment
• remote defect indication (RDI)
• remote digital terminal (RDT)
• remote failure indication (RFI)
• remote job entry (RJE)
• remote line location
• remote linked registration
• remote login
• remote logon
• remote-network element (R-NE)
• remote operations service element (ROSE) protocol
• remote orderwire
• remote procedure call (RPC)
• remote rekeying
• remote switching unit (RSU)
• remote terminal
• remote trunk arrangement (RTA)
• REN
• reorder (RO)
• reorder tone
• repeater
• repeating coil
• repeat-request (RQ) system
• reperforator
• repertory dialer
• reproducibility
• reproducible fault
• reproduction speed
• repudiation
• request acknowledgment
• request data transfer
• request-repeat (RQ) signal
• requests
• request-to-send signal
• reradiation
• rerouting
• resale carrier
• resale service
• resampling
• reseller
• reserve capacity
• reserved circuit service
• reserved word
• reserve keying material
• reset mode
• resettability
• resident
• residual error rate
• residual error ratio
• residual modulation
• residual risk
• residue
• resistance hybrid
• resolution
• resolver
• resolving power
• resonance
• resonant antenna
• resonant cavity
• resource controller (RC)
• resource record
• respond opportunity
• response frame
• response PDU
• response spectrum
• response time
• response timer (T _K )
• responsiveness
• responsivity
• restart
• restitution
• restoral limit (RL)
• restoration
• restricted access
• restricted area
• restricted channel
• restriction certificate
• retransmission buffer
• retrieval service
• retrograde orbit
• return loss
• return-to-zero (RZ)
• reverse-battery signaling
• reversible public key cryptography
• revertive pulsing
• RF
• rf bandwidth
• RFC
• RFI
• rf power margin
• rf tight
• RGB
• rhombic antenna
• RI
• ribbon cable
• right-hand (or clockwise) polarized wave
• right-hand rule
• ring
• ringaround
• ringback signal
• ringback tone
• ringdown
• ringdown circuit
• ringdown signaling
• ringer equivalency number (REN)
• ringing
• ringing cycle
• ringing signal
• ring latency
• ring network
• ring topology
• ring transit time
• ring trip
• R interface
• rip
• rip cord
• ripple voltage
• RISC
• rise time
• risk
• risk acceptance
• risk analysis
• risk assessment
• risk index
• risk management
• RJ
• RJE
• rms pulse duration
• RO
• roaming
• robot
• robotic librarian
• ROM
• roofing filter
• room noise level
• room preset
• root
• root-mean-square (rms) deviation
• root-mean-square (rms) pulse broadening
• root-mean-square (rms) pulse duration
• rope lay conductor
• rotary dial
• rotary hunting
• rotary switching
• rotational position sensing
• rounding
• round-trip delay time
• route
• route diversity
• route index
• route list
• route matrix
• router
• route verification
• routine
• routine message
• routing
• routing address
• routing diagram
• routing directory
• routing indicator (RI)
• routing label
• routing number
• routing protocol
• routing table
• RQ
• RSL
• RTA
• RTTY
• rubidium clock
• rubidium standard
• run
• run-length encoding
• rural radio service
• rural subscriber station
• RWI
• RX
• RZ

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