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WHO-ARE-YOU CHARACTER

Specialty Definition: WHO-ARE-YOU CHARACTER

DomainDefinition

Post & Telecom

A transmission-control character used for(a)switching on an answer-back unit in the station with which the connection has been established, (b)triggering the receiving unit to transmit an answer-back code to the terminal that transmitted the WRU signal, and(c)initiating a response that might include station identification, an indication of the type of equipment that is in service, and the status of the station. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: WHO-ARE-YOU CHARACTER

Language Translations for "WHO-ARE-YOU CHARACTER"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

signal til forespørgsel om identitet (enquiry character, who-are-you, WRU character, WRU signal), hvem er De (enquiry character, who-are-you, WRU character, WRU signal), hvem der signal (enquiry character, who-are-you, WRU character, WRU signal). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

wie bent U (enquiry character, who-are-you, WRU character, WRU signal). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

WRU-signaali (enquiry character, who-are-you, WRU character, WRU signal), "kuka siellä"-signaali. (various references)

   

French

  

WRU (who-are-you), signal "qui est là ?", qui-est-là (who-are-you), qui êtes-vous (who-are-you). (various references)

   

German

  

Wer da? (enquiry character, who-are-you, WRU character, WRU signal), "Wer da"-Zeichen. (various references)

   

Greek 

  

WRU (enquiry character, who-are-you, WRU character, WRU signal), σήμα "ποιός είναι", ποιός είσαι (enquiry character, who-are-you, WRU character, WRU signal). (various references)

   

Italian

  

segnale "chi è", con chi comunico (enquiry character, who-are-you, WRU character, WRU signal), chi sei (enquiry character, who-are-you, WRU character, WRU signal). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

o-are-youwhay aracterchay

   

Portuguese

  

sinal "quem é você", quem está lá (enquiry character, who-are-you, WRU character, WRU signal), pedido de identificação (enquiry character, interrogation, who-are-you, WRU character, WRU signal), carácter de interpelação (enquiry character, who-are-you, WRU character, WRU signal). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

WRU (enquiry character, who-are-you, WRU character, WRU signal), señal WRU (enquiry character, who-are-you, WRU character, WRU signal), señal "quién es", petición de identificación (enquiry character, interrogation, who-are-you, WRU character, WRU signal), con quién comunico (enquiry character, who-are-you, WRU character, WRU signal). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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INDEX

1. Translations: Modern
2. Bibliography


  

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