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CBR
(redirected from cosmic microwave background)

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(1) (Computer-Based Reference) Reference materials accessible by computer in order to help people do their jobs quicker. For example, this database on disk!

(2) (Constant Bit Rate) A uniform transmission rate. For example, real time voice and video traffic requires a CBR. In ATM, CBR guarantees bandwidth for the peak cell rate of the application.

(3) See case-based reasoning.

CBR - case based reasoning
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His team used the first 3 years of data gathered by NASA's Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe, which is examining the cosmic microwave background, the latent glow left over from the first moments of the universe.
Cosmic triumph: satellite confirms birth theory of universe by Cowen, R. / Science News
The mid-1960S detection of the cosmic microwave background, a pervasive radiation field predicted by Big Bang theorists, turned professional opinion in cosmology sharply away from the steady state.
Volatile Stardust: the fertile mind of astronomer Fred Hoyle by Silber, Kenneth / Reason
This afterglow is called cosmic microwave background radiation.
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