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Loopback (also written loop-back) is the routing of electronic signals or digital data streams back to their source without intentional processing or modification. It is primarily a means of testing the communications infrastructure.
Applications, Virtual loopback interface & Telecommunications
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| X.21 | instance of | In the case of a network termination connector | 0.80 | text |
| this is typically done by simply connecting the pins together in the connector | instance of | In the case of a network termination connector | 0.80 | text |
| optical fiber or coaxial cable | instance of | Media | 0.80 | text |
| which have separate transmit | instance of | Media | 0.80 | text |
| receive connectors | instance of | Media | 0.80 | text |
| can simply be looped together with a single strand of the appropriate medium.A modem can be configured to loop incoming signals from either the remote modem or the local terminal | instance of | Media | 0.80 | text |
| Loopback | has application | The | 0.60 | section |
| Loopback | has application | Open Sound System | 0.60 | section |
| Loopback | has application | OSS | 0.60 | section |
| Loopback | has application | Advanced Linux Sound Architecture | 0.60 | section |
| Loopback | has application | ALSA | 0.60 | section |
| Loopback | has application | PulseAudio | 0.60 | section |
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