Chopping

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4-3-510

Chopping (in a transponder)

Alternative term: Chopped response (in a transponder)

In a transponder, the rapid and regular on-off switching of the transponder for recognition purposes.

Reference: B.S.




Please note that this is the term as it stands in the original IALA Dictionary edition (1970-1989)