BASESTATION

Base station

The term base station can be used in the context of land surveying and wireless communications.

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base station

Noun

  1. A GPS receiver at known fixed location, used to derive correction information for nearby portable GPS receivers.
  2. 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.
  3. 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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