radio frequency
noun
: any of the electromagnetic wave frequencies that lie in the range extending from below 3 kilohertz to about 300 gigahertz and that include the frequencies used for communications signals (as for radio and television broadcasting and cell-phone and satellite transmissions) or radar signals
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All blue recycling bins and black trash bins are to be replaced and new ones provided with RFID (radio frequency identification) sensors.
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Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2025
Out at that distant remove, somewhere in the constellation Scutum, an unexplained body is semaphoring into space, blinking in both X-ray and radio frequencies once every 44 minutes in a way never seen by astronomers before.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 30 May 2025
The number is based on the altitude of aircraft bound for and departing Newark and audio from the approach radio frequency, Ian Petchenik, the director of communications for the site, told CNN.
—Pete Muntean, CNN Money, 7 May 2025
Combining four medical-grade technologies — radio frequency, infrared therapy, targeted LED light, and heat therapy — this handheld device promises to deliver professional-level results at home.
—Angela Lei, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2025
Out at that distant remove, somewhere in the constellation Scutum, an unexplained body is semaphoring into space, blinking in both X-ray and radio frequencies once every 44 minutes in a way never seen by astronomers before.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 30 May 2025
The number is based on the altitude of aircraft bound for and departing Newark and audio from the approach radio frequency, Ian Petchenik, the director of communications for the site, told CNN.
—Pete Muntean, CNN Money, 7 May 2025
Combining four medical-grade technologies — radio frequency, infrared therapy, targeted LED light, and heat therapy — this handheld device promises to deliver professional-level results at home.
—Angela Lei, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Radio frequency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radio%20frequency. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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