base station

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• noun surveying A GPS receiver at known fixed location, used to derive correction information for nearby portable GPS receivers.
• noun computing, networking A radio receiver/transmitter that serves as the hub of the local wireless network, and may also be the gateway between a wired network and the wireless network.
• noun radio A wireless communications station installed at a fixed location and used to communicate as part of a two-way radio system or wireless telephone system.