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side·band

also side band (sīd′bănd′)

Either of the two bands of frequencies, one just above and one just below a carrier frequency, that result from modulation of a carrier wave.

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sideband

(ˈsaɪdˌbænd)

(General Physics) the frequency band either above (upper sideband) or below (lower sideband) the carrier frequency, within which fall the spectral components produced by modulation of a carrier wave. See also single sideband transmission

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