1. A sudden increase in the strength of a signal being received from beyond line-of-sight range.

2. A group of bits of characters that are transmitted together as a unit.

3. A group of errors that occur together in a communication and alter its content.

4. See <<color burst>>

1. To separate a continuous roll of paper into stacks of individual sheets by means of a burster.

2. The transfer of a collection of records in a storage device, leaving an interval in which data for other requirements can be obtained from or entered into the device.

3. A sequence of signals regarded as a unit in data transmission.

1. An exceptionally large electric pulse in the circuit of an ionization chamber due to the simultaneous arrival of several ionizing particles.

2. A radar term for a single pulse of radio energy.

1. Continuous fire from an automatic weapon, as from an aircraft machine gun, sometimes described as a long or short burst.

2. The explosion of a projectile, bomb, or similar munition.