Handoff: The process by which the Mobile Telephone Switching Office passes a cellular phone conversation from one radio frequency in one cell to another radio frequency in another. The handoff is performed so quickly that users usually never notice.

 

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Handoff: The process by which the Mobile Telephone Switching Office passes a cellular phone conversation from one radio frequency in one cell to another radio frequency in another. The handoff is per . . . View Full Definition

Soft Handoff: When two base stations -- one in the cell site where the phone is located and the other in the cell site to which the conversation is being passed - both hold onto the call until the handoff . . . View Full Definition

Play Action: A tactic in which the quarterback fakes either a handoff or a throw in order to draw the defense away from the intended offensive method

Inside: 1. Closer to the hole than 2. Closer to the body than (e.g., inside the target line, inside takeaway)

Snap: The handoff or pass from the center that begins a play from scrimmage.

Zone Read: A type of option offense where the quarterback and tail back line up approximately side by side. After the quarterback receives the snap, the two players cross paths and go through the motio . . . View Full Definition

Hike: Synonym of 'snap' - the handoff or pass from the center that begins a play from scrimmage.

Counter: A running play in which the running back will take a step in the apparent direction of the play (ie, the direction the line is moving), only to get the handoff in the other direction. Weak s . . . View Full Definition

Cell: The basic geographic unit of a cellular system. Also, the basis for the generic industry term: cellular. A city or county is divided into smaller cells, each of which is equipped with a low- . . . View Full Definition

Mobile Telephone Switching Office (MTSO): The central switch that controls the entire operation of a cellular system. It is a sophisticated computer that monitors all cellular calls, tracks the location of all cellular-equipped vehi . . . View Full Definition