mobile earth terminal
mobile earth terminal
[‚mō·bəl ′ərth ‚tər·mən·əl] (communications)
An antenna small enough to fit in a briefcase or suitcase, used for satellite communications, especially by news-service reporters at locations that cannot be accessed by conventional transportable satellite news-gathering terminals. Abbreviated MET.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.