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A-Sandwich Radome
A1 Event
A1 Interface
A2 Event
A2DP
A2LA
A3 Event
A4 Event
A5 Event
AARGM
ABC
ABCD Matrix
Above Rooftop
Above-Resonance Circulator
Abrasive Waterjet
ABS (Almost Blank Subframe)
Absolute Gain
Absolute Mode
Absorber
Absorber Layout
Absorber Performance
Absorber Tip Material
Absorbing Boundary
Absorption Bandwidth
Absorption Cross Section
Absorption Loss
Absorptive Filter
Absorptive Switch
AC Analysis
AC Coupling
AC_BE
AC_BK
AC_VI
AC_VO
AC-DC Converter (RF)
ACA
Accelerated Life Test
Acceleration Factor
Acceptance Number
Acceptance Testing
Access
Access and Mobility Management
Access Category
Access Switch
ACCP
Accreditation
Accumulation Mode
ACLR
ACLR Measurement
ACM (DVB)
ACM (Link)
ACM (Satellite)
ACMA
Acoustic Load
ACPR
ACPR / ACLR
Acrylic Conformal
Action Frame
Activation Energy
Active Antenna
Active Antenna (EMC)
Active Antenna System
Active Antenna Unit (AAU)
Active Bias
Active BWP
Active Constellation Extension
Active Electronically Scanned Array
Active Element Pattern
Active Element Pattern Method
Active FET Mixer
Active Impedance
Active Impedance Matching
Active Load Modulation
Active Load Pull
Active Microwave
Active Mixer
Active Mode (WiFi)
Active Multiplier
Active PFC
Active Phased Array
Active Reflection Coefficient
Active RFID
Active RIS
Active Seeker
Adapter
Adapter Characterization
Adapter Removal (Technique)
Adaptive Antenna
Adaptive Beamforming
Adaptive CFAR
Adaptive Clutter Cancellation
Adaptive Cruise Control
Adaptive Data Rate (LoRa)
Adaptive Equalization (CATV)
Adaptive Equalizer
Adaptive Filter (Tunable Filter)
Adaptive Mesh
Adaptive MODCOD
Adaptive MTI
Adaptive Optics
Adaptive Sidelobe Canceller
Adaptive Weights
ADAS
ADC
Add-Drop (Link)
Add-Drop Filter
Additive Manufacturing (Waveguide)
Adhesive Bonding
Adiabatic Demagnetization Refrigerator
Adiabatic Flux Pulse
Adiabatic Pulse
Adjacent Channel
Adjacent Channel Leakage
Adjacent Channel Leakage Ratio
Adjacent Channel Leakage Ratio (ACLR)
Adjacent Channel Power
Adjacent Satellite Interference
Admission Control
Admittance (Math)
Admittance Measurement
Admittance Smith Chart
ADR
ADS
ADS Netlist
ADS-B
ADSS
Advanced Design System
Advanced Driver Assistance
Advanced Potential
AEC-Q100
AEC-Q101
AEC-Q200
Aegis Combat System
Aerial Plant
Aeronautical Radionavigation
Aerosol Jet Printing
AES-CCMP
AESA Architecture
AESA Radar
AFR
AFRL
AGC Attack Time
AGC Decay Time
AGC Range
AGC Threshold
AGC Time Constant
Age of Information
Aggregate Interference
Aggregation Level
Aggregation Node
Agile Synthesizer
Aging (Oscillator)
AI Antenna Design
AI Circuit Optimization
AI Filter Design
AI for RF
AI-Assisted Design
AI-Enabled EW
AI-Enhanced CSI
AI/ML for 5G
AIFS
AiP (Antenna in Package)
Air Cavity Package
Air Discharge
Air Flow
Air Line
Air Stripline
Air Traffic Control Band
Air Traffic Control Radar
Air-Dielectric Cable
Air-Filled Coax
Air-Filled SIW
Airborne Antenna
Airborne MTI
Airbridge
Airbus Defence
AirFuel
Airline
Airport Network
Airport Surveillance Radar
Airy Function
AIS
Alamouti Code
Alarm Indication Signal
ALC
ALC Loop
ALD
AlGaN/GaN HEMT
Aliasing
Aliasing Error (NF)
All RF Glossary Terms
All-Dielectric Cable
All-Digital PLL (ADPLL)
All-Indoor
All-Outdoor
All-Pass
All-Sky Map
Allan Deviation
Allan Variance
Allegro
Allocated Bandwidth
Allowed NSSAI
AlN Device
Alnico
Alodine
Alodine (Waveguide)
Aloha
Alpha-Epsilon Ratio
Alternate Channel
Altiostar
Altitude Testing
Altium Designer
Alumina Substrate
Aluminized Mylar
Aluminum
Aluminum Deposition
Aluminum Gallium Nitride
Aluminum Nitride (Semiconductor)
Aluminum Nitride Ceramic
Aluminum Nitride Substrate
Aluminum Wire
AM
AM-AM Conversion
AM-AM Distortion
AM-AM Measurement
AM-PM Conversion
AM-PM Distortion
AM-PM Measurement
AM/FM Antenna
Amateur 23cm
Amateur 2m
Amateur 70cm
Amateur Microwave
Amateur Radio Band
Amateur Satellite
Amazon Braket
Amazon Kuiper
Amazon Kuiper (Company)
Ambient IoT
Ambient RF Harvesting
Ambient Temperature
Ambiguity Function
Ambiguity-Aware Waveform
AMC (Adaptive Modulation and Coding)
AMF
AMI
Amorphous Core
Ampere
Ampere's Law
Amphenol
Amplifier
Amplifier Classes
Amplifier Design
Amplify-and-Forward
Amplitude
Amplitude Compensation
Amplitude Dispersion
Amplitude Imbalance
Amplitude Modulation
Amplitude Modulator (Optical)
Amplitude Ripple
Amplitude Shift Keying
Amplitude Taper
Amplitude vs Temperature
Amplitude-Compensated Combiner
Amplitude-Only Synthesis
AMPS
AMQP
AN/APG-79
AN/APG-81
AN/APG-83 AESA
AN/SPY-6
AN/TPY-2
Analog Beamforming
Analog Cancellation
Analog Computing (RF)
Analog Devices
Analog Optical Link Design
Analog Phase Shifter (System)
Analog Photonic Link
Analog Precoding
Analog Predistortion
Analog Section
Analog to Digital Converter Resolution
Analog Variable Attenuator
Analog-to-Digital Converter
Analytic Signal
AND Rule
Andreev Qubit
Anechoic Chamber
Anechoic Chamber (Meas)
ANFR
Angiography
Angle Diversity
Angle Diversity Antenna
Angle Diversity Improvement
Angle Diversity Improvement (Detail)
Angle FFT
Angle of Arrival
Angle of Arrival (Propagation)
Angle of Departure (Propagation)
Angle-Delay Domain
Angstrom
Angular Momentum (EM)
Angular Resolution (Auto)
Angular Spread
Angular Tolerance
Anharmonicity
Anisotropic Medium
Anisotropy (Substrate)
Annealing
Annual Outage
Annular Ring
Annular Ring Patch
Annular Ring Rule
Anode (Vacuum Tube)
Anodizing
Anodizing (Manufacturing)
Anomalous Propagation
Anomalous Propagation (Detail)
Anomaly Detection (Network)
Anritsu
Anritsu BTS Master
Anritsu MS4647B
Anritsu ShockLine
Anritsu Site Master
Anritsu VectorStar
ANSI
ANSI C63.4
ANSI C63.5
ANSYS HFSS
ANSYS Icepak
ANSYS SIwave
Antenna
Antenna (Link)
Antenna Aiming
Antenna Alignment
Antenna Alignment (Link)
Antenna Aperture
Antenna Array
Antenna Array Element
Antenna Array Thinning
Antenna Bandwidth
Antenna Beamforming
Antenna Controller
Antenna Coupling (Mutual Coupling)
Antenna Directivity
Antenna Discrimination
Antenna Discrimination (Detail)
Antenna Diversity
Antenna Efficiency
Antenna Efficiency Measurement
Antenna Envelope
Antenna Factor
Antenna Factor (AF)
Antenna Foundation
Antenna Gain
Antenna Gain (Link)
Antenna Gain (System)
Antenna Gain Pattern
Antenna Height
Antenna Ice Loading
Antenna Impedance
Antenna Magus
Antenna Manufacturing
Antenna Mask
Antenna Mast
Antenna Measurement Range
Antenna Measurement System
Antenna Measurement Uncertainty
Antenna Miniaturization
Antenna Model (EMC)
Antenna Noise Temperature
Antenna Pattern
Antenna Pattern Measurement
Antenna Pedestal
Antenna Placement
Antenna Pointing
Antenna Polarization
Antenna Positioner
Antenna Positioning System
Antenna Q
Antenna Range
Antenna Registration
Antenna Selection
Antenna Servo
Antenna Switch
Antenna Temperature
Antenna Temperature (Space)
Antenna Test Range
Antenna Tilt
Antenna Tower
Antenna Tracking
Antenna Wind Load
Antenna-to-Antenna Coupling
Anti-Alias Filter (System)
Anti-Aliasing Filter
Anti-Cocking Flange
Anti-Multipactor Coating
Anti-Pad
Anti-Radiation Missile
Anti-Resonance
Anti-Symmetry
Antiferromagnetic
Antipodal Finline
Antipodal Finline (Design)
AoA (5G)
AoD (5G)
AOI
AP Steering
Aperiodic Array
Aperture
Aperture Coupling (EMC)
Aperture Diffraction
Aperture Efficiency
Aperture Jitter
Aperture Leakage
Aperture Synthesis
Aperture Synthesis Radiometer
Aperture Transition
Aperture-Coupled Patch
API Gateway
API Technologies
Application Layer
Application Note
Application Notes (EDA)
APSK
AQL (Acceptance Quality Level)
Aramid
Arbitrary Waveform Generator
Arbitrary Waveform Generator (Quantum)
Arbitration IFS
Arc Burns
Archimedean Spiral
Architectural Constraint
Arcjet
Area Monitor
Area Throughput
ARINC
ARL
Arlon 25N
Armored Cable
ARP5583
ARQ
Array Bandwidth
Array Element
Array Factor
Array Factor Synthesis
Array Manifold
Array Manufacturing
Array Panel
Array Port
Array Response Vector
Arrhenius Model
Arrow
Artificial Magnetic Conductor
Artwork
AS5553
AS6004
AS6006
AS6008
AS6081
AS6171
AS6496
AS9100
AS9102
AS923
ASI C/N
ASIL
ASIL A
ASIL B
ASIL C
ASIL D
Aspect Ratio (Via)
Aspect Ratio (Waveguide)
Assembly Drawing
Assembly Drawing (EDA)
Assembly Layer
Assembly Rule
Assignment Fidelity
Associated Legendre Function
Association Request
Association Response
AST SpaceMobile
Asymmetric Doherty
Asymptotic Method
ATCA
ATIS
ATM
ATM Radio
Atmospheric Attenuation (Radar)
Atmospheric Fade
Atmospheric Loss
Atmospheric Loss (Link)
Atmospheric Margin
Atmospheric Profile
Atmospheric Sounding
Atmospheric Turbulence
Atmospheric Window
Atomic Clock
Atomic Layer Deposition
Atomic RF Sensor
Attention Mechanism (RF)
Attenuation
Attenuation (Transmission Line)
Attenuation Constant
Attenuation Constant (Waveguide)
Attenuator
Attenuator (Cryogenic)
Attenuator (Measurement)
Attenuator IC
Attenuator Pad
Attitude Control
Attofarad
Attribute Sampling
AU915
Auger Analysis
Auracast
AUSF
AuSn Solder
Authentication
Authentication Frame
Auto-Place
Auto-Router
Auto-Tracking
Autoclave Process
Autocorrelation
Autoencoder (RF)
Autofocus SAR
Automated Design
Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB)
Automatic Fixture Removal (AFR)
Automatic Gain Control
Automatic Gain Control (AGC)
Automatic Gain Control (Radar)
Automatic Level Control (ALC)
Automatic Level Control System
Automatic Test Equipment
Automotive Antenna
Automotive Antenna
Automotive EMC
Automotive EMC
Automotive Emissions
Automotive Emissions Limits
Automotive Grade
Automotive Immunity
Automotive Pulse
Automotive Radar
Automotive Radar
Automotive Radar Band
Automotive RF Qualification
Automotive Susceptibility
Automotive Susceptibility Levels
Automotive Temperature Rating
Automotive V2X
Autonomous Driving
Autonomous Electronic Warfare
Autotrack Antenna
Auxiliary Channel
Auxiliary Stability Analysis
Availability Analysis
Availability Target
Available Gain
Available Gain
Available Gain Design
Available Power
Available Time
Avalanche Diode
Avalanche Photodiode (APD)
Average Detector
Average Detector (EMC)
Average Fade Duration
Average Power
Average Power (Thermal)
Average Power Rating
Average Power Sensor
Average Value
Averaging
Avionics EMC
AWG (Arrayed Waveguide Grating)
AWR
AWR Microwave Office
AWR Netlist
AWS Band (Advanced Wireless Services)
Axial Ratio
Axial Ratio Measurement
Axial Ratio Pattern
Axial-Mode Helix Antenna
Azimuth
Azimuth Positioner
Azimuth-Elevation Mount
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