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Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM)[]

ATM transfers information in fixed-size units called cells. Each cell consists of 53 bytes of information.

Software[]

A cell is a discrete element in a two-dimensional array such as a spreadsheet.

Wireless[]

A cell is

[t]he distance over which the low-power signals emitted by mobile transmitters may be effectively broadcast to fixed, cell site antennae. . . .[1]
a geographic region within which cellular telephone subscribers can communicate with a particular base station (site). Cell radius ranges from 0.5–15 kilometers depending on the density of the subscribers and the extent of topological obstructions.[2]

References[]

  1. Sprint Spectrum L.P. v. Jefferson Cty., 968 F. Supp. 1457, 1460 (N.D. Ala. 1997) (full-text).
  2. The Evolution of Untethered Communications, at 183.

See also[]

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