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Term

Explanation

Programme provider

Company or corporation that supplies audio or video

 

programmes via satellite.

Smart Card

A removable credit-card-sized plastic card issued by a

 

programme provider. The card is necessary to receive coded

 

programmes.

Symbol Rate

The rate at which the transmitter is sending information. The

 

symbol rate specifies how many symbols per second are carried

 

across the channel (phone line, serial cable or satellite

 

transponder),

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Bang & Olufsen DVBT/S manual Across the channel phone line, serial cable or satellite