PAM
n. uncountablen. Stands for Pulse Amplitude Modulation. A way of sending information by changing the height of electrical pulses. It is a basic method used in electronics and communication to turn signals into data.
n. Abbreviation for Pulse Amplitude Modulation. A signal modulation technique where the message information is encoded in the amplitude of a series of signal pulses. Used primarily in digital data transmission and as an intermediate step in analog-to-digital conversion.
The system uses PAM to send data over the wire.
In high-speed Ethernet standards, multi-level PAM allows for higher data throughput by transmitting more than one bit of information per pulse interval through varying voltage levels.
Often used as an uncountable noun in technical contexts; when referring to specific implementations, it may behave as a countable noun.