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LAPD
LAPD (noun) means a telecommunications signalling protocol (Link Access Procedures, D channel) used on the control channel of an ISDN connection. Example: “The technician traced the fault to a malformed LAPD frame on the D channel.”
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A telecommunications signalling protocol (Link Access Procedures, D channel) used on the control channel of an ISDN connection.
"The technician traced the fault to a malformed LAPD frame on the D channel."
How to use LAPD
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA technical networking term for the signalling protocol used on ISDN's control channel — not to be confused with the Los Angeles Police Department, which is usually written the same way.
Common mistake
In everyday text "LAPD" almost always means the Los Angeles Police Department; this technical networking sense is specialist and rare.
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What does “LAPD” mean?
The word “LAPD” means a telecommunications signalling protocol (Link Access Procedures, D channel) used on the control channel of an ISDN connection. In plain terms, a technical networking term for the signalling protocol used on ISDN's control channel — not to be confused with the Los Angeles Police Department, which is usually written the same way.
How do you use “LAPD” in a sentence?
Here is “LAPD” used in a sentence: “The technician traced the fault to a malformed LAPD frame on the D channel.”
What part of speech is “LAPD”?
“LAPD” is a noun.
What is the meaning of LAPD?
"LAPD" (noun) means a telecommunications signalling protocol (Link Access Procedures, D channel) used on the control channel of an ISDN connection.
