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interference definition - telecom
  1. In general, spurious or extraneous energy that appears in the circuitry of a system or component and impedes the reception of desired signals.
  2. In radio communications, the negative impact of undesired energy by emission, radiation, or induction on the reception of desired signals.

Webster's New World Telecom Dictionary Copyright © 2008 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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