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Signal
  • Detectable transmitted energy that can be used to carry information.
  • A time-dependent variation of a characteristic of a physical phenomenon, used to convey information.
  • As applied to electronics, any transmitted electrical impulse. (JCS1-DoD) (JCS1-NATO)
  • Operationally, a type of message, the text of which consists of one or more letters, words, characters, signal flags, visual displays, or special sounds, with prearranged meanings and which is conveyed or transmitted by visual, acoustical, or electrical means. (JCS1-DoD) (JCS1-NATO)
  • A fluctuating quantity, such as voltage, current, electrical field strength, sound pressure level, etc. , the variations of which convey information.