OUT-OF-BAND

Domain	Definition
Computing	Out-of-band adj. [from telecommunications and network theory] 1. In software, describes values of a function which are not in its `natural' range of return values, but are rather signals that some kind of exception has occurred. Many C functions, for example, return a nonnegative integral value, but indicate failure with an out-of-band return value of -1. Compare hidden flag, green bytes, fence. 2. Also sometimes used to describe what communications people call `shift characters', such as the ESC that leads control sequences for many terminals, or the level shift indicators in the old 5-bit Baudot codes. 3. In personal communication, using methods other than email, such as telephones or snail-mail. Source: Jargon File.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Specialty Definition: Out-of-band

Out-of-band is a technical term from data communication, telephony, computer science and operating systems, with different meanings:

In communications, the exchange of call control information on a dedicated channel, separate from that used by the telephone call or data transmission. (Also related is the use of the different system files stdout and stderr in the Unix pipes and filters-architecture.)
Sometimes used to describe what communications people call "shift characters", such as the ESC that leads control sequences for many terminals, or the level shift indicators in the old 5-bit Baudot codes.
In personal communication, using methods other than electronic mail, such as telephone or snail-mail.
In computer programming: values returned by a function that are not in its "natural" range of return values, but rather signal some kind of exception. Many C functions that normally return a non-negative integer return -1 to indicate failure. (See also end-of-file.) This use confuses "out-of-band" with "out-of-range". It is actually a clear example of in-band signalling since it uses the same "channel" for control and data.

Modern Translation: OUT-OF-BAND

Language		Translations for "OUT-OF-BAND"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		uskadelige komponenter udenfor båndet (harmless out-of-band components). (various references)

Dutch		onschadelijke buiten-de-band-componenten (harmless out-of-band components). (various references)

French		composantes extra-bandes neutres (harmless out-of-band components). (various references)

German		nicht störende Außerband-Komponenten (harmless out-of-band components). (various references)

Greek		μη ενοχλητικές εξώζωνες συνιστώσες (harmless out-of-band components). (various references)

Italian		componenti fuori banda neutri (harmless out-of-band components). (various references)

Pig Latin		out-of-banday

Portuguese		componentes neutras fora de banda (harmless out-of-band components). (various references)

Spanish		componentes fuera de banda neutras (harmless out-of-band components). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Anagrams: OUT-OF-BAND

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-b-d-f-n-o-o-t-u"
	-3 letters: abound, bouton, fantod, obtund.
	-4 letters: aboon, about, adobo, afoot, baton, bound, bundt, daunt, donut, doubt, fondu, found, fount, futon, outdo, taboo, tabun, tondo.
	-5 letters: abut, aunt, auto, band, baud, boat, bond, boon, boot, bota, bout, bund, bunt, daft, dato, daub, daut, doat, dona, dunt, fado, fano, faun, fond, font, food, foot, fund, nota.
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Specialty Definition: OUT-OF-BAND