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strobe

[strōb]

(electronics)

Intensified spot in the sweep of a deflection-type indicator, used as a reference mark for ranging or expanding the presentation.

Intensified sweep on a plan-position indicator or B-scope; such a strobe may result from certain types of interference, or it may be purposely applied as a bearing or heading marker.

Line on a console oscilloscope representing the azimuth data generated by a jammed radar site.

A signaling pulse of very short duration.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

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"There were two main high speed strobes, with three or four lights to the left of the main strobes and two or so lights to the right of the main strobes.

With a stable differential clock and a strobe signal dedicated to each byte group, data transfer was accomplished on rising and falling edges of the strobe signal, hence doubling the data rate.

A rotary switch operates steady, strobe or accessory functions.

A HELICOPTER winchman told an inquest yesterday flares or a waterproof strobe light would help save lives at sea.

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"I realized every time after the strobe light went off, he'd laugh.

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