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