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stagger
Aviation a staggered arrangement on a biplane, etc
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stagger
[′stag·ər] (communications)
Periodic error in the position of the recorded spot along a recorded facsimile line.
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stagger

Positive stagger.
ii. A term used in aircraft servicing where the induction of aircraft for servicing is spaced out so that there is an even workload on the agency carrying out the servicing. The induction of aircraft is, thus, staggered.
iii. An alternative EW (electronic warfare) technique to PRF (pulse repetitive frequency) jitter, in which the PRF is varied by various means involving interleaving trains separated by an offset interval.
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