narrowband
adjective
nar·row·band
ˈner-(ˌ)ō-ˌband 
ˈna-(ˌ)rō-
: operating at, responsive to, or including a narrow range of frequencies
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Compared with narrowband wireless battery-management systems, Ruiz-Sevillano says NXP’s system can send data four times as fast, reaching up to 7.8 megabits per second.
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IEEE Spectrum, 4 Dec. 2024
Unlike with communications or radar, which would probably use a narrowband signal, your spectrometer sends out a broadband signal, from about 300 GHz to 3 THz.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 Mar. 2024
Two smaller satellites will test narrowband communication and geopositioning technology, according to Iran's state media.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 2 Feb. 2024
This image represents 100 six-minute narrowband images and 50 two-minute RGB images using his Celestron 9.25-inch Edge HD telescope.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 11 Jan. 2024
Promising Signals Hunting for Different 'Alien' Signals Previous SETI efforts have focused primarily on detecting continuous signals in the narrowband that persist over time, since nature alone doesn’t produce narrowband signals.
—Conor Feehly, Discover Magazine, 8 Aug. 2023
However, the new software enables researchers to look out for pulsating narrowband signals, which compared to continuous signals are more energetically efficient and therefore might be a better option to use as a beacon.
—Conor Feehly, Discover Magazine, 8 Aug. 2023
The other, owned by Sateliot, uses the narrowband IoT protocol.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Mar. 2023
His team has collected more than 64 million narrowband signals from 42,000 stars.
—Corinne Purtillstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2023
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IEEE Spectrum, 4 Dec. 2024
Unlike with communications or radar, which would probably use a narrowband signal, your spectrometer sends out a broadband signal, from about 300 GHz to 3 THz.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 Mar. 2024
Two smaller satellites will test narrowband communication and geopositioning technology, according to Iran's state media.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 2 Feb. 2024
This image represents 100 six-minute narrowband images and 50 two-minute RGB images using his Celestron 9.25-inch Edge HD telescope.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 11 Jan. 2024
Promising Signals Hunting for Different 'Alien' Signals Previous SETI efforts have focused primarily on detecting continuous signals in the narrowband that persist over time, since nature alone doesn’t produce narrowband signals.
—Conor Feehly, Discover Magazine, 8 Aug. 2023
However, the new software enables researchers to look out for pulsating narrowband signals, which compared to continuous signals are more energetically efficient and therefore might be a better option to use as a beacon.
—Conor Feehly, Discover Magazine, 8 Aug. 2023
The other, owned by Sateliot, uses the narrowband IoT protocol.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Mar. 2023
His team has collected more than 64 million narrowband signals from 42,000 stars.
—Corinne Purtillstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2023
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“Narrowband.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/narrowband. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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