Electronics refers to the flow of charge through nonmetal electrical conductor , whereas electrical refers to the flow of charge through metal electrical conductor.... and derivative fields such as telecommunications, a delay line is a device where the input signal reaches the output of the device after a known period of time has elapsed. It is rigorously defined as a single-input
Input
Input is the term denote either an entrance or changes which are inserted into a system and which activate/modify a process. It is an abstract concept, used in the model ing, system design and system exploitation.... -channel
Channel (communications)
Channel, in communications , refers to the :wikt:medium used to information transfer information from a sender to a receiver .... device, in which the output
Output
Output is the term denote either an exit or changes which exit a system and which activate/modify a process. It is an abstract concept, used in the model ing, system design and system exploitation.... channel state at a given instant, t, is the same as the input channel state at the instant t−n, where n is a number of time
Time
Time is a component of the measurement used to sequence events, to compare the durations of events and the intervals between them, and to quantify the motions of objects.... units, i.e., the input sequence
Sequence
In mathematics, a sequence is an ordered list of objects . Like a Set , it contains Element , and the number of terms is called the length of the sequence.... undergoes a delay
Delay
In its general sense, delay refers to a lapse of time. In other contexts, it may refer to one of many topics:... of n time units, such as n femtoseconds, nanoseconds, or microseconds. (The delay line may have additional taps yielding output channels with values less than n.) Specific devices and approaches:
A transmission line is the material Transmission medium or structure that forms all or part of a Course from one place to another for directing the transmission of energy, such as electromagnetic waves or acoustic waves, as well as electric power transmission.... or equivalent device (such as an analog delay line
Analog delay line
An analog delay line is a network of electrical components connected in series; where each individual element creates a time difference or phase change between its input signal and its output signal.... ) used to delay a signal.
A computer simulation, a computer model or a computational model is a computer program, or network of computers, that attempts to simulation an abstract model of a particular system.... it can be used as a numerical technique, also called a bi-directional delay line
Bi-directional delay line
In mathematics, a bi-directional delay line is a numerical analysis technique used in computer simulation for solving ordinary differential equations by converting them to hyperbolic equations.... or transmission line modelling (TLM) method.
Digital signal processing is concerned with the representation of the signal s by a sequence of numbers or symbols and the processing of these signals.... , a delay line or digital delay line
Digital delay line
A digital delay line is a discrete element in digital filter theory, which allows a signal to be delayed by a number of samples. If the delay is an integer multiple of samples digital delay lines are often implemented as circular buffers.... refers to a sequential logic element (such as D flip-flops
Flip-flop (electronics)
In digital circuits, a flip-flop is a term referring to an electronic circuit that has two stable states and thereby is capable of serving as one bit of computer storage.... ) in which the output state at a given time n (in samples) is the same as the input was at the time n−L. Delay lines are generally expressed as z-L, where L is the length of the delay in samples. A unit delay (a delay of one sample) is therefore expressed as z-1.
Computing is usually defined as the activity of using and developing computer technology, computer hardware and computer software. It is the computer-specific part of information technology.... , delay line often refers to delay line memory
Delay line memory
Delay line memory was a form of computer memory used on some of the earliest digital computers. Like many modern forms of electronic computer memory, delay line memory was a memory refresh, but as opposed to modern random access memory, delay line memory was Sequential_access.... .
Optics is the study of the behavior and properties of light including its optical phenomena with matter and its imaging by optical instruments.... : cavity delay lines
Optical cavity
An optical cavity or optical resonator is an arrangement of mirrors that forms a standing wave cavity resonator for light waves. Optical cavities are a major component of lasers, surrounding the gain medium and providing feedback of the laser light.... or trombone delay lines e.g.
In sound reinforcement, delay lines refer to systems of additional loudspeaker
Loudspeaker
A loudspeaker, speaker, or speaker system is an electroacoustical transducer that converts an electricity signal processing to sound.... s used to supplement the main loudspeaker system in areas where it does not reach effectively, such as the back of a large (deep) room or underneath a balcony. The delay line loudspeakers are sent a signal that has been delayed
Delay (audio effect)
Delay is an audio effect which records an Audio signal processing to an audio storage, and then plays it back after a period of time. The delayed signal may either be played back multiple times, or played back into the recording again, to create the sound of a repeating, decaying echo .... by an amount of time corresponding to the speed of sound in air over the distances involved, roughly one millisecond per foot or 3 ms per meter.
Neurons are responsive cell in the nervous system that process and transmit information by electrochemical Signal . They are the core components of the brain, the vertebrate spinal cord, the invertebrate ventral nerve cord, and the peripheral nerves.... s, the cells that transmit electrical information in the brain
Brain
The brain is the center of the nervous system in all vertebrate, and most invertebrate, animals. Some primitive animals such as cnidarian and echinoderm have a decentralized nervous system without a brain, while sponges lack any nervous system at all.... . Electrical conduction in neurons is not instantaneous; it is delayed depending on the length of the axon
Axon
An axon or nerve fiber is a long, slender projectionof a nerve cell, or neuron, that conducts action potentialaway from the neuron's cell body or soma.... and other properties of the neuron (e.g. myelin
Myelin
Myelin is an electrically-insulating dielectric material that forms a layer, the myelin sheath. Usually, myelin surrounds only the axon of a neuron.... ation). This delay can be used for time sensitive calculations; the canonical example is the calculation of inter-aural time differences in the pons
Pons
The pons is a structure located on the brain stem. It is cranial to the medulla oblongata, caudal to the midbrain, and ventral to the cerebellum.... , used for sound localization
Sound localization
Sound localization is a listener's ability to identify the location or origin of a detected sound in distance and direction or the methods in acoustical engineering to simulate the placement of an auditory cue in a virtual 3D space .... .
Federal Standard 1037C, entitled Telecommunications: Glossary of Telecommunication Terms is a United States Federal Standard, issued by the General Services Administration pursuant to the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended.... and from MIL-STD-188
MIL-STD-188
MIL-STD-188 is a series of U.S. military standards relating to telecommunications.... .
