Base-station meaning

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

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