Glossary of Terms

Understand basic Public Safety definitions and terms.

Time Out

Definition:

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 to a poll within a set time, it is said to have timed out.

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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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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ESN-MPCAP

Table within the IntelliVector MPC/GMLC which provides reference of MPCAP values that should be assigned to calls originated from phones with the...

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Cell Site

A transmitter/receiver location, operated by the wireless provider, through which radio links are established between the wireless system and the...

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