line noise

Cultural  

1. A term that describes the disruption that can occur to data transmissions through the interference of stray electromagnetic signals.

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Example Sentences

The solution to the Purple Line noise problem is simple.

From Washington Post

“It’s me. Dot,” she said, over the faint undercurrent of line noise.

From Nature

The bottom line: “Noise is more dangerous than we thought.”

From Seattle Times

"This volley of neural activity is akin to static over a phone line, noise that other neurons listening in cannot interpret," Badre said.

From US News

If line noise or problems occur on either end of the connection between your cable modem and your Internet service provider, communications may be interrupted and must be re-established.

From Seattle Times