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burst [bərst] (communications) A sudden increase in the strength of a signal being received from beyond line-of-sight range. A group of bits of characters that are transmitted together as a unit. A group of errors that occur together in a communication and alter its content. (computer science) To separate a continuous roll of paper into stacks of individual sheets by means of a burster. The transfer of a collection of records in a storage device, leaving an interval in which data for other requirements can be obtained from or entered into the device. A sequence of signals regarded as a unit in data transmission. (electronics) An exceptionally large electric pulse in the circuit of an ionization chamber due to the simultaneous arrival of several ionizing particles. A radar term for a single pulse of radio energy. (ordnance) Continuous fire from an automatic weapon, as from an aircraft machine gun, sometimes described as a long or short burst. The explosion of a projectile, bomb, or similar munition. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| ``This isn't a bursting bubble or sky falling,'' said John Karevoll of DataQuick Information Systems in San Diego. The company weathered the bursting bubble of the late '90s by expanding into residential rentals. The Chinese banking system looks rather like Japan's on the eve of the bursting bubble . |
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