Look up: beacon

1. Beacon
   Most SETI research is concerned with the detection of an attention-getting 'beacon' or acquisition signal, not a wideband data channel.
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2. Beacon
   Downlink from a spacecraft that immediately indicates the state of the spacecraft as being one of several possible states by virtue of the presence and/or frequency of the subcarrier. See Chapter 10.
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3. beacon
   [n] - a fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance 2. [n] - a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships 3. [v] - shine like a beacon 4. [v] - guide with a beacon
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4. Beacon
   The Ministerial award of Beacon status is awarded to high performing colleges, which have achieved an excellent FEFC inspection report (defined as five grade 1s). Special consideration was given to colleges doing a superb job in areas of social deprivation.
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5. Beacon
   Beacons were used to signal long distances before the invention of the telegraph and telephone. They were often placed on hills with good views. In daytime the smoke of a fire would be used to make signal, and at night the light of the fire might be seen. However, it would only be possible to sound...
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6. Beacon
   An apparatus, usually on an airway, which emits light signals to indicate a particular geographical position to aircrews.
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7. beacon
   any marker used for purposes of survey or demarcation; e.g. in conjunction with aerial survey it may be a temporary flag or even a tethered balloon; any structure to make a point observable from a distance for surveying or navigation Category: The cosmos • Device for tracking consignment...
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8. Beacon
   Bea'con (b&mac;'k'n) noun [ Middle English bekene , Anglo-Saxon beácen , bēcen ; akin to Old Saxon bōkan , Fries. baken , beken , sign, signal, Dutch baak , Old High German bouhhan
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9. Beacon
   Bea'con transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Beaconed (-k'nd); present participle & verbal noun Beaconing .] 1. To give light to, as a beacon; to light up; to illumine. &#x...
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10. beacon
    beacon fire noun a fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance
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11. beacon
    verb guide with a beacon
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12. beacon
    verb shine like a beacon
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13. beacon
    beacon light noun a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships
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14. BEACON
    See: Boston Exchange Automated Communication Order-Routing Network
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15. Beacon
    • (n.) A high hill near the shore. • (n.) That which gives notice of danger. • (v. t.) To give light to, as a beacon; to light up; to illumine. • (v. t.) To furnish with a beacon or beacons. • (n.) A signal fire to notify of the approach of an enemy, or to give any notice, c...
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16. beacon
    (from the article `lighthouse`) The forerunners of lighthouses proper were beacon fires kindled on hilltops, the earliest references to which are contained in the Iliad and the ...
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17. Beacon
    city, Dutchess county, southeastern New York, U.S. It lies at the foot of Mount Beacon, on the east bank of the Hudson River (there bridged to ...
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18. Beacon
    Message on Linac serial data link flashed by a secondary microprocessor when the link repeater upstream of it fails.
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19. Beacon
    Beacon is British slang for a red nose.
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20. Beacon
    Beacon is British slang for a red nose.
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21. Beacon
    In wireless networking, a beacon is a packet sent by a connected device to inform other devices of its presence and readiness.
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22. Beacon
    Message on Linac serial data link flashed by a secondary microprocessor when the link repeater upstream of it fails.
    Found on http://www-bdnew.fnal.gov/operations/acc
    
    
23. beacon
    1. fixed artificial navigation mark. It may carry a signal light 2. signal light used to indicate a designated geographical location NOTE - In French, the term 'balise' refers also to an artificial object that is used to regulate vehicular or pedestrian traffic.
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24. Beacon
    Beacon, city (1990 pop. 13,243), Dutchess co., SE N.Y., on the E bank of the Hudson River; settled 1663, inc. in 1913 when Fishkill Landing and Matteawan villages were united. Beacon's textile, printing, and other industries have declined, but the opening of Dia:Beacon, the world's largest museum of...
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25. Beacon
    A beacon is ignited, combustible materials placed in an iron cage, elevated upon a pole or other natural elevation, so as to be seen from a distance. Beacons were formerly used to guide travellers across unfrequented parts of the country, and to alarm the inhabitants on the occasion of an invasion o...
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