nominal band

nominal band

[′näm·ə·nəl ‚band]
(communications)
Frequency band of a facsimile-signal wave equal in width to that between zero frequency and maximum modulating frequency; the frequency band occupied in the transmitting medium will, in general, be greater than the nominal band.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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