# Vocabulary Hub: [[Topics/Starlink/Starlink|Starlink]] Plain definitions of terms used across this topic. The "See" column points to the note with details and sources. | Term | Plain meaning | See | |---|---|---| | **1PPS** | One-pulse-per-second timing signal from a GPS receiver, used to keep the dish's clock exact | [[Topics/Starlink/User Terminals and GNSS\|Terminals]] | | **Beamforming** | Steering a radio beam electronically by shifting the timing of many small antenna elements | [[Topics/Starlink/User Terminals and GNSS\|Terminals]] | | **Cell** | A geographic service area with its own capacity and rules; can be full, disabled or blocked | [[Topics/Starlink/Access Control and Speed Policy\|Access Control]] | | **Community Gateway** | A Starlink ground link that brings backhaul to a remote town or island | [[Topics/Starlink/Ground Network and Laser Links\|Ground Network]] | | **DPA Title I** | Defense Production Act power to make contractors prioritize government orders; lawmakers urged its use for Starshield | [[Topics/Starlink/Starshield vs Starlink\|Starshield]] | | **Direct to Cell** | Starlink satellites acting as cell towers for ordinary phones | [[Topics/Starlink/Constellation and Orbits\|Constellation]] | | **Disablement code** | The reason the network gives a dish for refusing service, e.g. `MOVING_TOO_FAST_FOR_POLICY` | [[Topics/Starlink/Access Control and Speed Policy\|Access Control]] | | **Dish / user terminal (UT)** | The customer's antenna unit | [[Topics/Starlink/User Terminals and GNSS\|Terminals]] | | **E-band** | 71–76 / 81–86 GHz radio bands, approved for Gen2 in 2024 | [[Topics/Starlink/Ground Network and Laser Links\|Ground Network]] | | **EW** | Electronic warfare: jamming, spoofing and detecting signals | [[Topics/Starlink/Jamming and Resilience\|Jamming]] | | **Gateway** | Ground station linking satellites to the internet | [[Topics/Starlink/Ground Network and Laser Links\|Ground Network]] | | **Gen1 / Gen2** | FCC licence generations for the constellation (4,408 Gen1; 7,500 + 7,500 Gen2 approved) | [[Topics/Starlink/Constellation and Orbits\|Constellation]] | | **Geofence** | A rule allowing or blocking service by location | [[Topics/Starlink/Access Control and Speed Policy\|Access Control]] | | **GNSS / GPS** | Satellite navigation systems (GPS is the US one); give position, velocity and time | [[Topics/Starlink/User Terminals and GNSS\|Terminals]] | | **gRPC API** | The dish's local control interface at `192.168.100.1:9200` | [[Topics/Starlink/User Terminals and GNSS\|Terminals]] | | **H3** | Uber's global grid of hexagonal cells; Starlink's public map appears to match it | [[Topics/Starlink/Access Control and Speed Policy\|Access Control]] | | **IMU** | Inertial measurement unit: accelerometers and gyros that sense motion | [[Topics/Starlink/User Terminals and GNSS\|Terminals]] | | **Inhibit GPS** | Dish setting that stops it using GPS for position (`dish_inhibit_gps`) | [[Topics/Starlink/User Terminals and GNSS\|Terminals]] | | **ISL / laser link** | Optical link between satellites | [[Topics/Starlink/Ground Network and Laser Links\|Ground Network]] | | **Ka / Ku band** | Microwave bands Starlink uses (Ku for users, Ka for gateways ⚠️) | [[Topics/Starlink/Ground Network and Laser Links\|Ground Network]] | | **KIT number / UTID** | A terminal's kit serial and unique terminal ID, used for Ukraine's whitelist | [[Topics/Starlink/Access Control and Speed Policy\|Access Control]] | | **LEO** | Low Earth orbit; Starlink's first Gen2 shells sit at 525–535 km, all below 580 km (FCC) | [[Topics/Starlink/Constellation and Orbits\|Constellation]] | | **Mid-strike** | Ukrainian term for medium-range drone strikes, often on logistics ⚠️ (usage inferred from reporting) | [[Topics/Starlink/Ukraine Timeline\|Timeline]] | | **Mini** | The small, low-power Starlink dish widely used in Ukraine | [[Topics/Starlink/User Terminals and GNSS\|Terminals]] | | **`mini1_rugged`** | Internal name Kutkov found for a rugged Mini variant with a Teseo V receiver ❓ | [[Topics/Starlink/Starshield vs Starlink\|Starshield]] | | **NMEA** | Standard text format for GNSS receiver output; `TMPV` is a proprietary message ❓ | [[Topics/Starlink/User Terminals and GNSS\|Terminals]] | | **Phased array** | Flat antenna that steers its beam electronically, with no motors | [[Topics/Starlink/User Terminals and GNSS\|Terminals]] | | **PNT** | Positioning, navigation and timing | [[Topics/Starlink/User Terminals and GNSS\|Terminals]] | | **Roam / Priority** | Starlink plan types; mobile use capped at 100 mph since Mar 2026 ⚠️ | [[Topics/Starlink/Access Control and Speed Policy\|Access Control]] | | **Shell** | A group of satellites at one altitude and inclination | [[Topics/Starlink/Constellation and Orbits\|Constellation]] | | **Sky search** | The dish's start-up scan to find satellites | [[Topics/Starlink/User Terminals and GNSS\|Terminals]] | | **Spoofing** | Broadcasting fake GNSS signals so a receiver computes a false position | [[Topics/Starlink/Jamming and Resilience\|Jamming]] | | **Starshield** | SpaceX's government line built on Starlink technology | [[Topics/Starlink/Starshield vs Starlink\|Starshield]] | | **TDMA** | Time-division multiple access: users take turns in time slots | [[Topics/Starlink/User Terminals and GNSS\|Terminals]] | | **Teseo** | ST Microelectronics GNSS receiver family found in dishes | [[Topics/Starlink/User Terminals and GNSS\|Terminals]] | | **TLE / orbital elements** | Numbers describing a satellite's orbit, used to predict where it is | [[Topics/Starlink/Constellation and Orbits\|Constellation]] | | **V2 Mini / V3** | Current satellites (Falcon 9) and next-gen satellites (Starship) | [[Topics/Starlink/Constellation and Orbits\|Constellation]] | | **Whitelist** | Ukraine's list of verified terminals allowed to work in the country | [[Topics/Starlink/Access Control and Speed Policy\|Access Control]] |