Glossary of Terms

Understand basic Public Safety definitions and terms.

Load Balancing

Definition:

The process of assigning customers to line equipment to maintain a proper distribution of traffic in a switching system.

Real-Time

An operating mode in which the information to be handled is sent, processed, and returned in a time interval that is short relative to the...

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Time Out

The process of exceeding a present time limit within which some specified action is to have taken place. For example, if a station fails to respond...

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Sub-interface

A device or software program that connects two separate entities.

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School Safety

Refers to efforts and protocols aimed at protecting students, teachers, and staff from harm within educational settings, encompassing emergency...

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