Base-station Definition

noun

(surveying) A GPS receiver at known fixed location, used to derive correction information for nearby portable GPS receivers.

Wiktionary

(computing, networking) A radio receiver/transmitter that serves as the hub of the local wireless network, and may also be the gateway between a wired network and the wireless network.

Wiktionary

(radio) A wireless communications station installed at a fixed location and used to communicate as part of a two-way radio system or wireless telephone system.

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other

See BS.

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Other Word Forms of Base-station

Noun

Singular:
base-station
Plural:
base-stations

Base-station Sentence Examples

  • Kerguelen, a desolate and uninhabited island near the centre of the Indian Ocean at its southern border, is noteworthy as providing a base station for Antarctic exploration.

  • I used the Airport Base Station utility to change the WEP password to a 26 character hex string.

  • If you have a Skype account, for example, you may be able to find wireless phones that can operate independent of a base station.

  • Early phones that were dedicated to VoIP service only came in a standard candybar form factor and most required connection to a base station that was, in turn, physically connected to a router or broadband modem.

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Words Starting With

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