Bit time is a concept in computer networking. It is defined as the time it takes for one bit to be ejected from a network interface controller (NIC) operating...
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Year 2038 problem (redirect from 32-bit Unix time overflow)
which measure Unix time—the number of seconds elapsed since the Unix epoch (00:00:00 UTC on 1 January 1970)—and store it in a signed 32-bit integer. The data...
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The bit is the most basic unit of information in computing and digital communication. The name is a portmanteau of binary digit. The bit represents a logical...
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"The Time (Dirty Bit)" is a song by American musical group the Black Eyed Peas from their sixth studio album, The Beginning. It was written by group members...
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CAN bus (section Bit timing)
nominal bit time. If the transition does not occur at the exact time the controller expects it, the controller adjusts the nominal bit time accordingly...
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are 32-bit or 64-bit, and a large number of programs are still written in 32-bit compatibility mode, this means that many programs using Unix time are using...
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The 64-bit binary fixed-point timestamps used by NTP consist of a 32-bit part for seconds and a 32-bit part for fractional second, giving a time scale...
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IRIG timecode (redirect from Inter-range instrumentation group time codes)
during the bit interval: After 0.2 of a bit time, to encode a binary 0 After 0.5 of a bit time, to encode a binary 1 After 0.8 of a bit time, to encode...
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line only a fraction of time according to agreed rules, e.g. with each transmitter working in turn. It can be used when the bit rate of the transmission...
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computer architecture, 64-bit integers, memory addresses, or other data units are those that are 64 bits wide. Also, 64-bit central processing units (CPU)...
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Unit interval (data transmission) (redirect from Symbol time)
equals the time to send one bit (a single binary digit), known as the bit time. For example, in NRZ transmission, the UI matches the bit time, but in 2B1Q...
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32-bit computing refers to computer systems with a processor, memory, and other major system components that operate on data in a maximum of 32-bit units...
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telecommunications and computing, bit rate (bitrate or as a variable R) is the number of bits that are conveyed or processed per unit of time. The bit rate is expressed...
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32-bit System/360 architecture, but had an 8-bit native path width, and performed 32-bit arithmetic 8 bits at a time. The first widely adopted 8-bit microprocessor...
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bit synchronization errors. The bit error rate (BER) is the number of bit errors per unit time. The bit error ratio (also BER) is the number of bit errors...
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computer architecture, 16-bit integers, memory addresses, or other data units are those that are 16 bits (2 octets) wide. Also, 16-bit central processing unit...
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It encodes zero bits as a half bit time of zero followed by a half bit time of one, and while one bits are encoded as a full bit time of a constant level...
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Color depth (redirect from 32-bit color)
depth, also known as bit depth, is either the number of bits used to indicate the color of a single pixel, or the number of bits used for each color component...
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computing, bit numbering is the convention used to identify the bit positions in a binary number. In computing, the least significant bit (LSb) is the bit position...
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2,147,483,647 (redirect from 32-bit integer limit)
computing, this number is the largest value that a signed 32-bit integer field can hold. At the time of its discovery, 2,147,483,647 was the largest known prime...
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Systems that implement the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of the Windows API, such as Windows 9x and Windows NT, provide the system time as both SYSTEMTIME, represented...
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A bit array (also known as bitmask, bit map, bit set, bit string, or bit vector) is an array data structure that compactly stores bits. It can be used...
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synchronized parallel bits applied once per bit time, across the bit streams. This requires additional parallel channels for the check bit or bits. The term usually...
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configurable. It sends data bits one by one, from the least significant to the most significant, framed by start and stop bits so that precise timing is...
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Byte (redirect from 8-bit byte)
information that most commonly consists of eight bits. Historically, the byte was the number of bits used to encode a single character of text in a computer...
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BitTorrent is a communication protocol for peer-to-peer file sharing (P2P), which enables users to distribute data and electronic files over the Internet...
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are denoted A and B. To encode a 0 bit, A>B for the first half of the bit time, and A<B for the second half. A 1 bit is the opposite. Thus, each signal...
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Frame synchronization (redirect from Framing bit)
interrupted, or a bit slip event occurs, the receiver must re-synchronize. The transmitter and the receiver must agree ahead of time on which frame synchronization...
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A parity bit, or check bit, is a bit added to a string of binary code. Parity bits are a simple form of error detecting code. Parity bits are generally...
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Epoch (computing) (redirect from NT Time Epoch)
given date). System time Unix time Proleptic Gregorian calendar. AmigaOS measures time in seconds and stores it in a signed 32 bit integer. After 19 January...
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