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GLOSSARY & Interesting Web Sites:
FCC ...................Federal Communications Commission
Agency charged with regulating interstate and
international communications by monitor, television,
wire, satellite and cable. www.fcc.gov
FIPS...................U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census,
Geography Division provides the Federal Information
Processing Standard (FIPS). FIPS are the names
and (S.A.M.E.) county codes that represent the
counties and other entities treated as equivalent legal
and/or statistical subdivisions of the 50 States, the
District of Columbia, and the possessions and freely
associated areas of the U.S. For more information,
log on to: http://www.itl.nist.gov/fipspubs/index.htm
LCD....................Liquid Crystal Display. (The monitor display is an
LCD.)
LED....................Light Emitting Diode. (The 3 indicator lights are LEDs.)
NOAA.................National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Environmental data services, and provides a reference
library for students, teachers, and researchers.
www.noaa.gov
NWR ..................National Weather Radio. Nationwide network of
monitor stations broadcasting continuous weather
information. Lists stations and coverage, explains how
to get a receiver. www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr
NWS ..................National Weather Service. Current weather
conditions, forecasts, warnings, and weather safety.
Offers maps, radar and satellite images, numerical
models, and educational resources.
www.nws.noaa.gov
S.A.M.E..............Specific Area Message Encoding is a special monitor
signal included now with National Weather Service
weather and alert broadcasts to pinpoint alert areas.
Find out more at www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/indexnw.htm.
Toggle................Switch back and forth between two functions or options.
WX channels .....Weather channels.
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