modcod

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noun

A technology that adapts the modulation and forward error correction code of a signal to prevent errors.

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Meanings

nounmodcod (countable and uncountable, plural modcods)

plural modcods

  1. countableuncountableA technology that adapts the modulation and forward error correction code of a signal to prevent errors.

    As channel conditions change, such as the fade varying during a rain and nonrainy period, the modcod adjusts accordingly to beome just adequate to compensate.

    2017, Rajat Acharya, Satellite Signal Propagation, Impairments and Mitigation, page 297
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    Handles 1 bit/symbol (BPSK), QPSK, M-PSK/M-APSK, or M-QAM with modcod (Adaptive Coding and Modulation, a technology that can automatically change the modulation and forward error correction of a link) selectors for DVBS, DVBS2, DVBS2-X, and NS3.

    2018, Mohammad Razani, Commercial Space Technologies and Applications, page 105

Origin

Clipping of modulation-coding.

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APA

modcod. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/modcod

MLA

“modcod.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/modcod. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “modcod,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/modcod.

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