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bit slip
In digital transmission, the loss of a bit or bits, caused by variations in the respective clock rates of the transmitting and receiving devices. Note: One cause of bit slippage is overflow of a receive buffer that occurs when the transmitter's clock rate exceeds that of the receiver. This causes one or more bits to be dropped for lack of storage capacity.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Telecommunications
- Category: General telecom
- Company: ATIS
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