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Chromatic dispersion compensation
Chromatic dispersion compensation is the set of optical and electronic techniques used to undo the pulse broadening that chromatic dispersion inflicts on signals in optical fiber.
Chromatic dispersion estimation
Chromatic dispersion estimation is the measurement, within a coherent optical receiver's digital signal processing, of accumulated fiber dispersion, allowing electronic compensation by an equalizing filter.
Chromatic dispersion measurement
Chromatic dispersion measurement determines how group delay in an optical fiber varies with wavelength, expressed in ps/(nm·km); standard IEC methods include phase shift, time-of-flight, and differential phase shift.
Chrome plating
Chrome plating, also called chromium plating, is an electroplating process that deposits chromium onto metal or plastic, either as thick, wear-resistant hard chrome or thin decorative chrome.
Chrome Remote Desktop
Chrome Remote Desktop, also known as Google remote desktop, is a free Google tool for viewing and controlling a computer through a web app, launched in 2011.
Chromebook
A Chromebook is a laptop or tablet computer that runs Google's ChromeOS, launched in 2011, which relies on cloud computing and has become a mainstay of the education market.
Chromecast
Chromecast is a line of Google digital media players and casting protocol, launched in 2013 as a $35 HDMI dongle controlled from a phone, tablet, or laptop.
ChromeOS
ChromeOS is a Linux-based operating system developed by Google, running on Chromebooks since 2011, built around the Chrome browser with verified boot and automatic updates.
Chrominance
Chrominance, also called the chroma signal, is the portion of a color video signal that carries hue and saturation, separate from brightness, which is carried as luminance.
Chromium (web browser)
Chromium, also called Google Chromium, is the open-source web browser project Google launched in 2008; Chrome is its packaged version, and Edge, Brave, and Opera build on its code.
Chromium Embedded Framework
The Chromium Embedded Framework (CEF) is an open source, BSD-licensed framework, founded by Marshall Greenblatt in 2008, for embedding a Chromium-based web browser in other applications.
Chromium-coated cladding
Chromium-coated cladding is nuclear fuel cladding in which a thin chromium layer on zirconium alloy rods improves oxidation and corrosion resistance, the most advanced accident-tolerant fuel coating.
Chromoly
Chromoly, also written chrome-moly or CrMo, is a family of low-alloy steels, usually AISI 4130, valued for strength and weldability in bicycle frames, aircraft, and race cars.
Chronicles of aviation, 1980–present
A chronicle of aviation from 1980 to the present, covering US airline deregulation, industry consolidation, safety reforms, and the first commercial eVTOL flight in 2023.
Chronicles of the jet age (1946–1979)
Chronicles of the jet age (1946–1979) is an aviation chronology tracing turbojet power from the first all-jet commercial flight in 1946 to the 1978 Airline Deregulation Act.
Chronograph
A chronograph is a watch that measures elapsed time with a stopwatch function while showing the current time; the name comes from Greek for writing time, after Nicolas Rieussec's 1821 ink-marking device.
Chronology of railway station openings and closures by country
A per-country railway station chronology records when each nation's stations opened and closed, summarized by decade and year; Britain's counts show over 9,000 stations ever open and about 3,000 today.
Chronometer watch
A chronometer watch is a watch whose movement is tested by an independent body like Switzerland's COSC and certified to run within −4 to +6 seconds per day.
Chronon (feature platform)
Chronon (airbnb/chronon) is Airbnb and Stripe's open source end-to-end ML feature platform, formerly Zipline, providing point-in-time-correct backfills, low-latency online serving, and online/offline consistency monitoring; used by Airbnb, Stripe, OpenAI, Netflix, and Uber.
Chronosphere
Chronosphere is an American cloud-native observability company founded in 2019 in New York, acquired by Palo Alto Networks for $3.35 billion, with the deal closing in January 2026.
Chroot
Chroot, whose environments are called chroot jails, is a Unix operation that changes a process's root directory to a chosen directory, first appearing in Version 7 UNIX in 1979.
Chrysler
Chrysler, originally the Chrysler Corporation founded by Walter P. Chrysler in 1925, is an American automobile brand now owned by Stellantis and centered on the Pacifica minivan.
Chrysler 1.8, 2.0 & 2.4 engine
The Chrysler 1.8, 2.0 & 2.4 engine, also known as the Chrysler Neon engine, is an inline-four engine family built for the Dodge and Plymouth Neon from 1994.
Chrysler 2.2 & 2.5 engine
The Chrysler 2.2 and 2.5 engine is a family of inline four-cylinder engines produced from 1981 to 1995, which powered various Chrysler models and led the company in FWD performance.
Chrysler 200
The Chrysler 200 is a mid-size sedan produced by Chrysler from 2011 to 2017, replacing the Sebring and redesigned in 2015 on a Fiat-derived platform before being discontinued in 2017.
Chrysler 3.3 & 3.8 engines
The Chrysler 3.3 and 3.8 engines are a family of V-6 gasoline engines built from 1989 to 2011 for minivans, sedans, and the Jeep Wrangler.
Chrysler 300
The Chrysler 300 is an American full-size luxury and performance car sold by Chrysler in two eras, as letter-series coupes from 1955 to 1965 and a sedan from 2005 to 2023.
Chrysler 300 letter series
The Chrysler 300 letter series was a line of high-performance full-size luxury cars built by Chrysler from 1955 to 1965, from the C-300 through the 300L.
Chrysler 300M
The Chrysler 300M is a front-wheel-drive sport sedan sold from the 1999 through the 2004 model year, powered by a 3.5-liter V6 and reviving the spirit of the 1955-1965 Chrysler 300 letter series.
Chrysler A engine
The Chrysler A engine, often called the A-block or Plymouth poly engine, was Chrysler Corporation's first small-block V8, built from 1956 to 1967 and succeeded by the lighter LA engine.