Standby

In telecommunication, the term standby has the following meanings:

1. In computer and communications systems operations, pertaining to a power-saving condition or status of operation of equipment that is ready for use but not in use.

Note: An example of a standby condition is a radio station operating condition in which the operator can receive but is not transmitting.

1. Pertaining to a dormant operating condition or state of a system or equipment that permits complete resumption of operation in a stable state within a short time.

1. Pertaining to detection of a failure in the regular equipment, or (b) cold standby equipment, which is turned off or not connected to a Federal Standard 1037C

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Standby is also the name of a hard rockband from Sweden. The members were

• Carola Häggkvist (song)
• Conny Blom (guitarr)
• Pontus Holmgren
• Göran Elmquist
• Johan Norgren