In telecommunication, the term response has the following meanings:
1. A reply to a query.
2. In data transmission, the content of the control field[?] of a response frame[?] advising the primary station concerning the processing by the secondary station of one or more command frames.
3. The effect of an active or passive device[?] upon an input signal.
Source: from Federal Standard 1037C and from MIL-STD-188
See also stimulus-response model.
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