The process of acquiring the correct timing offset such that the transmissions of a cable access router are aligned with the correct minislot boundary.

A method used in a GPS receiver to measure the receiver's distance to a satellite.

The process by which a cable modem learns its distance from the headend. Ranging is a continual process, due to the expansion and contraction of cable that occurs during the day.

wandering freely; "at night in bed...his slowly ranging thoughts...encountered her"

Gunnery term dealing with calculating elevation at which a shell will hit a certain target.