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Intel‘s new Intel Core processor family that follows as the tick to the current tock Sandy Bridge family of processors...
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A chiclet keyboard refers to keyboards with elevated keys that have some space between them in a design that enables...
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A slang term used to describe out-dated or scrapped electronics turned into decorative pieces. For example, last year’s fastest CPU...
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OEM is somewhat of a misleading term for a company that has a special relationship with computer and IT producers....
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Short for Carbon-60, a naturally occurring molecule comprised of 60 carbon atoms. Because C60 molecules are naturally spherical, they tend...
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A computer is a programmable machine that responds to specific instructions and uses hardware and software to perform tasks. Different...
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In 3D animation, a virtual camera is a function of the animation software that works and behaves in the same...
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In Fiber optics, it is the term used to describe any hard material that is powdered, carefully graded and then...
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Slang term used to describe an event or gathering of people, usually gamers, who setup a LAN (local-area network) and...
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Abbreviated as PCM, phase change memory is a type of non-volatile memory that is much faster than the common flash...
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A motherboard form factor that is smaller than the standard ATX size of 300mm x 240mm. The Mini-ITX is 170mm...
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A new handheld tablet computing device from Apple Inc. that first launched in January 2010. The iPad is designed for...
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Short for PCI Express Graphics, PEG link mode is a patented ASUS motherboard technology that automatically tunes graphics card performance...
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In computer and technology terminology, “production grade” is a phrase that is used to describe more robust and rugged hardware...
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Abbreviated as CMT, chip multithreading is the capability of a processor to process multiple software threads and supports simultaneous hardware...
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The two most common ways to erase a hard drive are by formatting or wiping the drive. We look at...
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Short for Chief Green Officer, CGO is the job title of a person within a corporation who is responsible for...
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A U.S.-based global consortium that is dedicated to developing and promoting energy efficiency for data centers. The Green Grid works...
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Short for Converged Network Adapter, CNA is a technology that supports data networking (TCP/IP) and storage networking (Fibre Channel) traffic...
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Business service management (BSM) is an IT management buzzword that has been adopted by many vendors that are using the...
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Short for Chief Information Officer, CIO is a job title given to someone within an enterprise who heads, at the...
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Developed by IBM and available in 1999, a microdrive is an extremely small hard disk that can fit in a...
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A lens surface with more than one radius of curvature (i.e., the surface does not form part of a sphere)....
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In digital photography, parallax is the term used to describe the difference between the image as seen by a viewing...
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In digital photography terms, infinity refers to a distance great enough to be unaffected by finite variations. In practice this...
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Commonly employed on digital cameras, 2-stage shutter release is a shutter release, that when pressed halfway, it activates the autofocus...
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In digital photography terms, ambient light refers to the natural light in a scene that you are shooting. See also...
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The codename for a new microprocessor design that was developed as a result of AMD’s acquisition of ATI. Fusion is...
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Abbreviated as DNG, Digital Negative is a type of container format that was designed by Adobe to hold raw digital...
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Short for DVI (Digital Visual Interface) Integrated, DVI-I is the connection, or interface used between monitors and computers or home...
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In computer BIOS settings for Intel desktop boards, Aperture Sizeis a video configuration option that determines the amount of system...
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In computer BIOS settings for Intel desktop boards, Access Levelis a maintenance option that displays the current user’s access level....
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Also called SuperSpeed USB, USB 3.0 is the latest version of the Universal Serial Bus external bus standard that supports...
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Short for memory resistor, memristor is a passive two-terminal electronic device that is designed to express only the property of memristance.
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Short for memory resistance, memristance is a property of an electronic component that lets it remember (or recall) the last...
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Abbreviated as FSP, this is an acronym associated with IBM eServers and other IBM systems. The Flexible Service Processor (FSP)...
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Asynchronous messaging describes communications that takes place between two applications or systems, where the system places a message in a...
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Abbreviated as EMS, an enterprise messaging system is an enterprise-grade system that enables “program-to-program” messaging between applications and systems throughout...
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In enterprise messaging systems (EMS), the Event Queue (or Queues if running in more than one instance) is a queue...
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In enterprise messaging systems (EMS), the Event Router (or routers if running in more than one instance) is what sends...
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Short for Java Message Service, JMS is a Sun Microsystems API that provides a standard way for Java programs to...
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Synchronous messaging describes communications that takes place between two applications or systems, where the system places a message in a...
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A type of mouse that has been designed to reduce muscle strain and decrease discomfort (while using the mouse) associated...
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A patented motion control technology used in a variety of consumer electronics (CE) including handheld devices and pointing devices including...
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A patented technology that adds Internet functionality to some Logitech brands of mice and keyboards through the use of software...
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The name for the mouse that was distributed with Apple’s first mouse-controlled computer called the Lisa System (pre-Macintosh) in 1983....
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In fiber optic transmissions, chromatic dispersion is a term used to describe the spreading of a light pulse as it...
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In fiber optic transmissions, extrinsic attenuation is one of two main categorized factors that cause attenuation (the reduction of signal...
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In fiber optic transmissions it is one of two main categorized factors which cause attenuation (the reduction of signal strength...
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In fiber optic transmissions, macrobend is a large visible bend in the optical fiber that can cause extrinsic attenuation, a...
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In fiber optic transmissions, microbend is an imperfection in the optical fiber which was created during manufacturing. Microbending can cause...
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In fiber optic transmissions, scattering is the loss of signal caused by the diffusion of a light beam, where the...
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In digital television, downconversion is the process where a high-definition signal is converted to a standard-definition picture to be displayed...
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Short for electronic programming guide, EPG is a program used by viewers to select a channel on digital television systems....
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In digital television the term must-carry is used to describe the legal obligation of a cable company (the carrier) to...
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Short for Near Video on Demand, NVOD is a technique used in digital televisionby the cable or satellite service to...
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In digital television, upconversion is the process where a lower resolution signal is converted to a higher resolution. This process...
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Abbreviated as ATE, in the electronic manufacturing industry, automatic test equipment refers to any automated device that can be used to test printed circuit boards, integrated circuits, and electronic components.
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Abbreviated as SMT, surface-mount technology is a design standard for constructing electronic circuits where the components are mounted directly onto...
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A design standard for constructing electronic circuits where the components are mounted using pins that are inserted into pre-drilled holes...
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Short for multi-level cell MLC is a type of NAND flash memory that is commonly found in standard USB cards....
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Short for single-level cell SLC is a type of NAND flash memory that is commonly found in high performance USB...
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Today technology allows devices to be slimmer, smaller and better for mobile computing by design. Options that once defined the...
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The amount of carbon dioxide emissions created by a person or industry. A 2007 study by Gartner indicated that two...
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Short for Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool, EPEAT is a procurement tool designed to help large volume purchasers in the...
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A series of rapid succession images used to capture objects and people in motion. Burst images are captured at a...
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Slang term used to describe the appearance or reflection of light showing in a subject’s eye in portrait photography. See...
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The process of straightening an image that has been scanned or photographed crookedly — that is an image that is...
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The JMicron JMB363 chipset, commonly called the JMicron RAID Configuration is a connector for a Serial ATA signal cable that...
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Called JMicron for short, the JMicron Technology Corp is an integrated circuits (ICs) manufacturer which is well-known for its Serial...
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AI Slot Detector is a motherboard plug-and-play detector feature. The motherboard contains on board LEDs that light up when the...
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A connector found on a motherboard that supports a chassis security feature that detects if a chassis component is removed...
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An ASUS BIOS configuration utility (tab) that offers users access to overclocking options including AI Overclocking, CPU Ratio, FSB Frequency,...
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Short for Qualified Vendor List, QVL is a list of pre-qualified vendors who have third-party products or services that a...
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The ASUS Non-delay Overclocking System (NOS) is a patented ASUS motherboard technology that auto-detects the CPU loading and dynamically overclocks...
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A utility that can be used to save, manage and update a motherboard BIOS, with some allowing you to update...
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In motherboard terminology, Super Memspeed Technology is an ASUS technology, used for overclocking the RAM. It offers enthusiasts better performance...
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In digital photography, achromatic is the term used to describe a camera lens system that is corrected for chromatic aberration,...
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Short for Streaming SIMD Extensions, SSE is a processor technology that enables single instruction multiple data. On older processors only...
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In computers, systems and electronics the warm-up time is the amount of time that a device or system requires to...
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A trademark of NVIDIA Corporation, PureVideo HD technology is a video processing architecture that enables the compatible NVIDIA GPU video...
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A trademark of NVIDIA Corporation, PureVideo technology is the combination of a high-definition video processing core on the NVIDIA GPU...
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A trademark of ATI Technologies, Avivo HD was first introduced with the ATI Radeon HD 2000 series of GPUs.
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Short for Unified Video Decoding, UVD is a dedicated video decode processing unit first introduced by ATI Technologies with the...
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In an electrical, computer or storage system, active components are those that require electrical power to operate. This could include...
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In electrical, computer or storage systems, passive components are those that do not require electrical power to operate (e.g., not...
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45 nanometer (45 nm) is the buzzword of choice (2007-2008) for an advanced semiconductor manufacturing process that Intel used for mass chip production, starting in late 2007.
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In consumer technologies, multi-core is usually the term used to describe two or more CPUs working together on the same...
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Motherboards are subcategorized by the type of processor socket they have. The processor socket (also called a CPU socket) is...
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A type of CPU socket (also called processor socket) used for Intel Pentium 4 and the Celeron series CPUs. 478...
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A type of CPU socket (also called processor socket) used for AMD 64 bit microprocessors. 754 is the number of...
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A type of CPU socket (also called processor socket) used for the AMD64 range of processors. 939 is the number...
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A type of CPU socket (also called processor socket) used for AMD Turion 64, Athlon 64 Mobile and Sempron processors....
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More commonly called LGA775, Socket T is an Intel CPU socket (also called processor socket) that uses Land Grid Array...
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A rendering API that defines how animation and modeling software should talk to rendering software. RenderMan’s high-level language for the...
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An audio broadcasting service that is transmitted through the Internet. Internet radio is similar in nature to Internet broadcasting, also...
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A Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) development board used for the implementation and debugging of FPGA designs. NanoBoards provide communications to...
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In digital camera terminology the active child mode is a type of scene mode photographers can use to produce the...
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In digital camera terminology face detection, also called face-priority AF (auto focus), is a function of the camera that detects...
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A high definition (HD) photo is a shooting mode found on digital cameras that produces larger, wider, clearer, and crisper...
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In digital camera terminology, in-camera red-eye fix is a function of some digital camera software that will analyze each image...
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In digital camera terminology, Intelligent Exposure is a function of the camera that helps to avoid blown highlights and blocked...
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In digital camera terminology, movie mode is a function of the digital camera that enables your digital camera to capture...
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In digital camera terminology, sports mode is a type of scene mode photographers can use to help take better sports...
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Abbreviated as USM, and associated with digital camera terminology, ultrasonic motor (also called ultrasonic focus motor ) is a term...
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The process used on some older 486 computers to triple the internal processing speed of the CPU while maintaining the...
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Small metal plates found on the back of a computer system on the actual case that cover the openings for...
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Flash RAM is another word for the more common phrase, flash memory.
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An electronic flash memory storage disk commonly used in consumer electronic devices such as digital cameras, MP3 players, mobile phones,...
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Short for Multimedia over Coax Alliance, MoCA is a standards organization that supports a technology to provide the backbone for...
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There are many reasons why your computer could be running slowly, but here are some easy steps you can take...
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Short for Electromagnetic Compatibility, EMC is the term used to describe how well a device or system is able to...
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Slang term used to describe plastic optical fiber.
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Abbreviated as POF, plastic optical fiber is a type of optical fiber that uses polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) as the core material...
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Short for polymethylmethacrylate, or more correctly Poly(methyl methacrylate), PMMA is a clear plastic acrylic material that can be used as...
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Also called green computing, Green IT describes the study and use of computer resources in an efficient way. Green IT...
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Short for Ultra Mobile PC, a UMPC is a mobile device that has been optimized for accessing online media and...
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Short for Mobile Augmented Reality Applications MARA is a Nokia research project that uses camera-equipped mobile devices as platforms for...
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A function of information systems that provides users of that specific system with accessible, understandable views of the policies associated...
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Short for Life to Half Brightness, LTHB is a term used when describing the expected lifespan of plasma displays. LTHB...
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A feature in some applications that allow you to flip between open documents within that specific program using a single...
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The individual within an organization who is responsible for coordinating and managing the workflow and activities at every stage and...
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A Fibre Channel standard defining a loop topology where up to 126 devices can communicate with one another using an...
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Short for Basic Link Service, and also called Link Service, it is a Fibre Channel request and response protocol used...
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Abbreviated as CAT, classroom amplification technology is an infrared audio system used in some schools today. Classroom amplification technology creates...
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In multi-core technology, Intel V8 is the name used to reference the eight-core PC motherboard developed by Intel.
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A small-format projector that can be used as a standalone projector or as an integrated component in mobile devices, and...
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Abbreviated as SMT, simultaneous multithreading is a processor design technology that allows multiple threads to issue instructions each cycle. Simultaneous...
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A type of multi-core technology that includes two separate dual-core dies, where dual-core means a CPU that includes two complete...
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Memory cards are used for storage, but there are different kinds and types of memory cards. Confused? Webopedia has you...
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A defined speed/class rating for Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) memory cards. See SDHC.
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Short for Secure Digital High Capacity, SDHC is a type of flash memory card based on the SDA 2.00 specification....
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In digital television the addressable resolution is the highest resolution signal that a display device (TV or monitor) can accept....
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Short for Alternate Lighting of Surfaces, ALiS is a high-definition plasma panel designed for displaying 1080i. A progressive-scan plasma TV...
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Abbreviated as CA, in digital television broadcasting, conditional access is the term used to describe a system of allowing consumers...
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A technology found on printers, especially photo printers which enables users to use the memory card in their digital camera...
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In photo printing gasfastness is a term used to describe the durability of printed photos and how well they stand...
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In photo printing it is a term used to describe the durability of printed digital photos and how well they...
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In print terminology the printer guides are adjustable clips, usually plastic that are found on the paper tray. The paper...
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An HP printing technology that helps provide more vivid prints from digital photos. HP printers that use HP PhotoREt technology...
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A print option found on many inkjet printers, especially those that offer photo-quality printing for digital photography. Selecting this option...
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A print option found on many inkjet printers, especially those which offer photo-quality printing. Selecting this print option will produce...
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In business since 1996, Alienware is a manufacturer of high-performance desktop, notebook, media and professional computing systems. Alienware has become...
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Fujitsu is a provider of customer-focused information technology and communications solutions. Its business segments include system platforms (system products and...
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Short for serializer/deserializer, SerDes is an integrated circuit transceiver used to convert parallel and serial data. SerDes converts data into...
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The name for the first processor in the family of Tile Processor chips from Tilera Corporation. The TILE64 processor is...
Abbreviated as SPOT, the Smart Personal Objects Technology is an initiative designed to improve the function of everyday objects, such...
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A service that broadcasts information to a variety of compatible electronic devices such as watches and appliances. This broadcast service...
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Abbreviated as DOT, in video and computer games, damage over time means the damage on a human or computer player...
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HUD is short for Heads Up Display. In video and computer games, the HUD is the display area where players...
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PvP, short for player versus player, is a type of multiplayer video or computer game in which in-game combat occurs...
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In video and computer games spawn is the reforming or appearance of a player somewhere in the game level. In...
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Glossy photo quality paper is designed to make printed photos look sharp, vibrant and more like a traditional photograph. Handling...
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Unlike glossy paper, matte paper produces nice quality prints but does not have that vibrant color finish. Matte paper is...
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On a memory module keys are physical notches on the module that prevent the memory from being incorrectly installed in...
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In flash-based solid state disks the write endurance is the number of write cycles to a block of flash memory....
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Abbreviated as xD (Extreme Digital), the xD-Picture Card is a type of removable flash memory designed for use in digital...
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Abbreviated as AF, auto focus is a function of a digital camera in which the camera automatically focuses on the...
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On a digital camera, optical zoom is a true zoom feature. It allows you to zoom in (or out) on...
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Some digital camera manufactures advertise a camera’s zoom capability as a total zoom. When you see a total zoom listing,...
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Abbreviated as DMB, an Intel technology that is used to improve thread synchronization to enhance intensive PC gaming. Intel Advanced...
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Abbreviated as ILP, Instruction-Level Parallelism is a measurement of the number of operations that can be performed simultaneously in a...
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In video processing terminology, FullStream is an ATI technology that uses a hardware accelerated filtering method to improve the performance...
Abbreviated as APIC, an Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller is a PIC used to extend the number of IRQs available, has...
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A Programmable Interrupt Controller (PIC) is a interrupt controller that manages interrupt signals received from devices by combining multiple interrupts...
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)A virtual keyboard is where a full-size image of a QWERTY keyboard is projected onto any surface. Touching the image...
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A media player by Apple Computer that is used for playing digital music or video files. iTunes is also used...
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An initiative that is managed by the Advanced Platforms and Services group at CableLabs. The OpenCable Project, based on the...
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An optional application type specified in the Multimedia Home Platform (MHP 1.1) standard for digital video broadcasting. DVB-HTML complies with...
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An application programming interface (API) for digital video broadcasting. Applications are written in Java using the MHP (Multimedia Home Platform)...
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Short for Digital Video Broadcasting Multimedia Home Platform, DVB-MHP is an open middleware system for interactive digital television. Also called...
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Acronym for Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, a set of Federal rules, first established in 1938, governs court procedures for...
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An Internet-enabled smartphone developed by Apple. The iPhone combines mobile phone capabilities with a wireless Internet device and an iPod...
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A small handheld video game console device produced by Nintendo. The Wii is the successor to the Nintendo GameCube, and...
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In inkjet printing, a refill kit is a do-it-yourself option for refilling an empty printer ink cartridge. The kit will...
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In inkjet printing, a compatible cartridge refers to an ink cartridge that is not manufactured by the original manufacturer of...
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In inkjet printing, an OEM (original equipment manufacturer) cartridge refers to the ink cartridge that comes with an inkjet printer,...
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In inkjet printing, a remanufactured cartridge is an OEM cartridge that has been used, but are remanufactured (recycled) and refilled...
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(pronounced as a single word) Short for remote office, branch office ROBO is a term used to refer to any...
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AF is a common abbreviation for the following computer, Internet or technology phrases: (1) Short for audio frequency, the range...
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Fishbowl virtual reality or fishbowl VR refers to virtual reality environments that are viewed on a computer system, rather than...
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In virtual reality environments, fly through is movement of an object or model through a predefined path.
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In virtual reality and 3D environments, shutter glasses are worn by the viewer to perceive a 3D image when looking...
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In virtual reality environments, 3D space ball is a sensor ball device used to move 3D models. It works similar...
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Immersion is the act of fully submerging something within another. This can be done through books, movies, or video games;...
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The print process is run in the background allowing the user to continue with other tasks. See also background.
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In printing terminology, it means an empty or unassembled printer ink cartridge or toner.
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In printer terminology, the data buffer is the temporary memory on the printer where page information is stored prior to...
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(v.) to form flocculent masses; form aggregated or compound masses of particles. In printer terminology, flocculation is the clumping of...
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In printing terminology, collate means to print in sets when multiple copies are sent to the printer.
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In printing terminology, duotone is a halftone picture that is composed of two printed colors.
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The ISO 216 paper size system is an international standard that is used in many places in the world in...
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A type of video camera often used in surveillance systems, named because of its shape and size. Bullet cameras are...
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Nanny cam is a slang term used to describe a type of wireless or wired video surveillance system marketed to...
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An appliance that enables embedded image capture capabilities that allows video images or extracted information to be compressed, stored or...
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In video surveillance, motion detection refers to the capability of the surveillance system to detect motion and capture the events....
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Also called an IP camera, a network camera records images and sends the compressed versions over the network. Network cameras...
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Abbreviated as NVR a Network Video Recorder is a network camera that enables simultaneous recording and remote access to both...
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Abbreviated as HCA, Host Channel Adapter is a network fabric interconnect based on InfiniBand technology (which provides the specification for...
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Defined by the DAT (Direct Access Transport) Collaborative, the User Direct Access Programming Library or uDAPL, is a specification and...
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The amount of time, measured in in milliseconds that a power supply unit (PSU) can maintain output within the specified...
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Abbreviated as EIST, an Intel thermal and power management technology that allows the the processor performance and power consumption levels...
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Abbreviated as VST, Virtual Studio Technology is an interface standard used to integrate audio effects and instruments into digital audio....
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In digital rights management (DRM) a constrictor is a software component that degrades the quality of a video signal. When...
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Short for Certified Output Protection Protocol, COPP is a device driver technology used to enable high-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP)...
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Abbreviated as AGC, automatic gain control is a circuit found on some electronic devices that automatically controls the gain of...
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Abbreviated as FIH, Foreign Interface Harness is a port that enables Hewlett-Packard (HP) multifunction printers (MFP) to use third party...
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A type of connector found on audio devices to attach a device, such as a microphone, for recording audio. Line-in...
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A type of connector found on audio devices used to attach audio components, such as speakers.
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A small handheld scanning device used for digitizing images. While images from a handheld scanner are considered low quality, today’s...
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Short for Very High Density Cable Interconnect, VHDCI is a small 68-pin (.8mm) connector used for UltraSCSI and other peripheral...
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In video editing, a DV (digital video) converter is a software utility that enables you to convert DV (Digital Video)...
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In video terminology, EDS is short for Enhanced Data Services. It’s the older name for the American standard that specifies...
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Projectors using a single-chip produce color by spinning a wheel that contains red, green, blue and clear sections. This color...
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Projectors employing a three-chip design use a prism to split light from the lamp. Each primary color (red, green and...
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Character generator (CG) in video editing is the software or hardware that produces animated text for insertion in video streams....
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Short for QuickTime Mutator, QT Mutator is a Macintosh software application used in viseo editing to sync video and audio...
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In graphics, the term resampling is used to describe the process of reducing or increasing the number of pixels in...
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Abbreviated as SIF, the Standard Input Format is a video format specified by the MPEG committee that was designed for...
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(1) In video editing, timeline is a commonly used interface found in most video editing programs. This interface enables authors...
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In film and television terminology, overscan represents the extra information on all four sides of am image that is normally not seen by the viewer.
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Abbreviated as PS or MPEG-PS, program stream is a container format for storage applications specified in MPEG-1 Systems and MPEG-2...
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A single captured frame within a video file. Video editing programs will provide options for authors to grab a single...
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Abbreviated at TS it is a bootleg copy of a movie recorded in a movie theater. It is similar to...
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In video and film terminology it is a small device that can superimpose the time, date, and 22-character alphanumeric title...
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An MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 encoder. TMPGEnc converts .AVI file to MPEG1, the format which is used in VideoCD. Using variety...
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Abbreviated as TS or MPEG-TS, transport stream is an audio, video and data communications transmission protocol that is specified in...
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Also called a vision mixer, a video switcher is a hardware device used in video and film production to switch...
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In video devices, a multisystem is one that is capable of receiving and displaying different video formats. A multisystem TV...
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The term omnidirectional implies an equal sensitivity in all directions. An omnidirectional microphone, for example, will pick up sound from...
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Freeware video authoring software for creating VCD and SVCDs.
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In video editing an out-point is a term used to describe the end point of an edit. Contrast with in-point
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In video editing a VirtualDub is an open source video capture and processing utility, designed for fast linear operations. It’s...
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In digital audio perceptual coding is a coding method used to reduce the amount of data needed to produce high-quality...
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Short for Super VHS (Video Home System) it is an enhancement to VHS video tape standard that offers an improved recording and picture resolution.
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The file extension for playlists created in some media players including Winamp. The M3U file is a text file that...
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A free Mac audio conversion utility, that enables users to save one audio format to another, for example .ac3 to...
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Stand-alone frames in pictures, called I-frames divided into 8×8 block of nonoverlapping pixels. Four of these blocks arranged into a...
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A program used to convert video data into MPEG1 or MPEG2 formats such as Video CD, Super Video CD and...
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NLE is the abbreviation for nonlinear editing. NLE is also used to describe the various nonlinear digital video editing software...
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In the film and movie industry a term used to describe the method of adjusting a widescreen film to fit...
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Acronym for picture-in-picture, PIP is a feature on some televisions and most HDTV sets that allows you to see a...
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Post-production, sometimes shortened to post, is the stage in film, photography, or music production that occurs after shooting or recording...
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In digital video, photography, television and film, production refers to the tasks that must be completed or executed during the...
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In video editing a transition is what the author shows between two shots or clips. The joining of those clips...
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In digital video and film terminology parabolic is a type of microphone that is used to record sounds from a...
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In video and film terminology a series of short edited clips of selected scenes that are put together into one...
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PowerDVD is a popular video player made by CyberLink Company. It enables users to view DVD movies on a PC.
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On a digital camera iris is an adjustable aperture used to control the amount of light coming through the lens....
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A Sony videotape recording format used in digital camcorders. MICROMV uses a tape smaller than the Digital8 or DV cassette...
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Short for Video Home System it is a universal and widely used method of recording audio and video onto magnetic...
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Short for High Definition Video, HDV is a video format, commonly used in camcorders, that allows high-definition footage to be...
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A higher-quality version of the 8mm videotape format that offers a sharper picture. Hi8 is the successor to the original...
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Short for Home Theater Personal Computer, HTPC generally refers to a computer that is connected to a television and often...
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A software application from Apple Computer that provides users with a way to author desktop movies and still images, then...
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A group of images placed on a Video Compact Disc (VCD) and played in a manner similar to a slideshow.
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A camera lens that has a narrow angle of view, and a longer than usual focal length.
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(1) In video terminology, compositing is the merging of two video tracks in order to produce a new single image...
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(1) The loss of quality when copying or printing data. The more copies are used, rather than originals, and saved...
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In video editing, hard cut is the change from one scene to another without any transition effects in between.
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In video editing it is the start of a frame where you begin an edit. May also be called a...
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Slang for introduction, in video editing it is the beginning of the video.
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In video editing, a key effect is used to remove a color or background from a video clip or an...
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In video editing, luminance keying is setting the brightness level, and all brighter or darker pixels from the set level...
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The original unedited footage that is captured while shooting. Also called source video.
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Frameserving is a process by which you directly transfer video data from one program on your computer to another, with no intermediate or temporary files created.
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A lens filter commonly used in photography and digital photography that polarizes the light as it enters the camera lens.
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Abbreviated as AF, audio frequency represent the range of signals that are audible to the human ear. The range of...
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Abbreviated as EQ, in audio processing, equalization is the process of modifying the frequency of a sound. Equalization is most...
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A nonlinear editing system that allows users to edit video. Created by Apple Computer, Final Cut Pro allows you to...
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A set of professional lights, light stands and also various lighting accessories used in video or photography production.
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On a digital camera optical viewfinder is the eyepiece that you look through to frame and focus your subject before...
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In traditional photography, overexposure is a term used to describe the process of exposing film to too much light, which...
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The area where titles (text) is legible on all television screens regardless of the manufacturer or technology used in manufacturing...
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Bidirectional prediction is a form of compression in which the codec uses information from frames that have already been decompressed...
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A technique used to reduce noise in two-dimensional video images. The coring process removes detail that does not contribute significantly...
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A type of time code designed to match the real time of clocks. Two frames of time code are dropped...
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(1) A duplicate copy of an original videotape or disc. (2) In video production, dubbing is the process of recording...
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Video or audio streams that are not multiplexed together as a single file. The format of the elementary stream depends...
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On a digital camera, a diopter is a small dial or knob adjuster connected to the viewfinder. The diopter allows...
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Abbreviated as D8, a recording format that uses digital video (DV) compression to store data digitally on 8mm tape. It...
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Short for SIquentiel Couleur @ Mimoire (Sequential Color with Memory), SECAM is a color TV standard that was introduced in...
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In MPEG encoding, a sequence header is placed before one or more groups of pictures and contains encoding and displaying...
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From dusty computer fans to fingerprints on compact discs, computer parts and devices can get awfully dirty. Here are some...
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Found on digital cameras and camcorders electronic zoom indicates the availability of electronic controls that can be used to zoom...
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In digital photography, exposure is the unit of measurement for the total amount of light permitted to reach the electronic...
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A ring on the lens of a camera that can be rotated to allows users to manually focus the camera.
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(1) The focal plane represents the area in a camera where light is focused. In digital cameras and digital video...
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In photography and digital photography the lens is the part of the digital camera or video recorder that concentrates light...
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Generally refers to a small television unit with a built-in DVD player. See also combo drive.
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DVD videos, if recorded using more than one video track may allow viewers to select a different available camera angle...
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(1) Short for Digital Video Broadcasting Project (DVB), DVB is an industry-led consortium of more than 260 broadcasters, manufacturers, network...
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A zoom adjustment ring found on many digital video recorders and digital cameras. Zoom rings enable motorized zoom that allows...
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A digitally encoded signal that is recorded on videotape to identify each frame of video by hour, minute, second and frame number.
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In photography and digital photography the shutter speed is the unit of measurement which determines how long shutter remains open...
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In photography and digital photography applications, the shutter is the device on the camera that opens and closes to control...
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In video editing and production video encoding is the process of preparing the video for output, where the digital video...
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In video editing software, "Print to Video" is a common command that enables you to either play a movie in the center of your screen (with the rest of the screen blacked out) or output a finished movie to videotape.
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A popular VCD video player for the Mac OS X operating system.
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A popular software solution for managing data, audio, video, photo and TV content. Features of Nero include the following: burning...
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In digital photography and digital video recording, F-stop refers to the international standard sequence of numbers that express relative aperture....
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In digital photography and digital video recording, the focal length refers to the size of the image and angle of...
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In electronics and audio consumer electronics gain is a unit of measurement used to mean the ratio of a signal...
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Abbreviated as EIS, electronic image stabilization uses electronic processing to control image stability. If the device sensors detect camera shake,...
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A wide-screen picture on a standard 4:3 aspect ratio television screen. Letterbox typically shows a black area above and below...
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(de’ci’bel) A unit of measurement used to express relative difference in power or intensity, usually between two acoustic or electric...
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Abbreviated as DOF, depth of field is a unit of measurement that represents the range of distances within an image...
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In digital photography chromatic aberration refers to a defect in some optical lens systems that adds false color to images....
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An electronic device that contains both a video camera and recording device. They are generally a small portable device that...
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Abbreviated as CCE, Cinema Craft Encoder is an MPEG1/2 encoder manufactured by Custom Technology. Supported input files include AVI or...
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(1) A box that contains both connectors and ports that are used for attaching video and audio peripherals. A break-out...
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In video terminology a caption is used to mean a text representation of the audio in the video. Captions are...
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The term 720p refers to 720 lines of progressive video (720 lines per frame). Higher resolution than standard DVD, which...
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480p equates to 480 lines of progressive video (480 lines per frame). 480p60 refers to 60 frames per second; 480p30...
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The term 525/60 refers to the analog TV system NTSC used for years in the United States. NTSC is a...
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The term 625/50 refers to PAL/SECAM, the analog TV system used in Europe and other countries. It’s system of 625...
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In digital video, video signals are encoded when recorded and decoded on playback.
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Short for 1080 progressive, where 1080 represents 1,080 vertical pixels by 1920 horizontal pixels. 1080p is the highest of high-definition...
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A widescreen aspect ratio for video. 16:9 is the ratio of the width to the height of the visible area...
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Also called telecine, 2:2 pulldown is the process used to convert motion picture movie film to PAL interlacedvideo. Each frame...
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Also called inverse telecine, 2:3 pulldown is a method of converting a 24 frame per second film into 59.94 field...
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Optical image stabilization (OIS) is a camera component that compensates in real-time for shaking and vibrating while taking photos or...
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In digital video, photography, television and film, pre-production refers to the tasks that must be completed or executed before filming...
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In digital video editing, three-point editing is an editing method used to insert a clip from the source media into...
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XLR refers to a three-pin locking connector that is used in audio applications. In analog applications, particularly in some high-end...
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In digital cameras and digital video recording devices, a zoom lens let you to select any focal length within the...
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In digital video editing, non-linear editing is a method that allows you to access any frame in a digital video...
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In digital video and film production, online editing is used to describe editing footage at the original highest-quality. The opposite...
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A feature in editing programs that allows the system to capture lists or batches of clips from source videotapes.
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ASV is short for Audio Still Video. ASV is a still image recorded onto a on a DVD-Audio disc.
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In digital photography and digital video an artifact refers to any visible defect. Jaggies is considered to be a type...
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A device that controls the amount of light admitted through an opening. In photography and digital photography, aperture is the...
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ARccOS is a digital copy protection system developed by Sony and is available for some DVD-Video. is designed to prevent...
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In video terminology, anamorphic widescreen is a process that horizontally squeezes a 16:9 image into a 4:3 space. For the...
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3:2 pulldown, also called 3-2 pulldown, is a method of converting 24 frame per second (fps) motion picture video to...
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A container format that is a simplified version of the MPEG-4 (MP4) format that uses less storage and bandwidth for...
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3ivx is an MPEG-4 toolkit that supports MPEG-4 Video, MPEG-4 Audio and the MP4 file format. 3ivx allows video and...
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In video terminology, container format is a type of file format that contains various types of data compressed by standardized...
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Short for Quarter Video Graphics Array, and more commonly abbreviated as Quarter VGA, QVGA is the term used to describe...
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(1) In technology it is a research comparison process where competing technologies are compared and the product or service is...
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In homogeneous register architectures, the selection of an instruction has no connection whatsoever with the types of registers that the...
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Non-homogeneous register architectures are frequently encountered in Application Specific Instruction Set Processors (ASIPs). These processors usually have a set of...
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A power line Ethernet bridge is a HomePlug device used to extend a LAN into a separate room using the...
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Power line networking uses power line communications (PLC) to connect computers using existing power outlets in the home, essentially transforming...
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Short for mobileware, mWare is a term used to describe computer software that is designed to run on mobile devices.
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A portable consumer electronic device that allows you to store and plays music files in MP3 format. MP3 players are...
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A small USB plug-and-play device used to read, copy and backup data from portable flash memory cards such as an...
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Short for micro–Flip Chip Ball Grid Array, micro-FCBGA is one of two Mobile Pentium III Processor-M packages (the other is...
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Short for micro–Flip Chip Pin Grid Array, micro-FCPGA is one of two Mobile Pentium III Processor-M packages (the other is...
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The PCI Express x16 graphics interface (also called PCIe x16) offers increased bandwidth and scalability over the previous AGP8X generation....
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A 25-pin electrical connector used for both serial and parallel ports on PCs.
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Short for Single Edge Contact Cartridge SECC is a processor cartridge that plugs into a motherboard on Slot1. SECC was...
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(1) The installation of system memory or other modules and chips into a computer system. (2) A single client workstation...
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GPU clock is the graphics processor unit’s (GPU) clock speed, measured in megahertz (MHz). Also called Engine clock. See also...
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The Enhanced Host Controller Interface (EHCI) specification describes the register-level interface for a Host Controller for the Universal Serial Bus...
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Short for Accelerated Hub Architecture (also called Intel Hub Architecture), Intel introduced this hub architecture starting with the 820 chipset....
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Short for I/O Controller Hub, ICH is an implementation of the Accelerated Hub Architecture (ACHA), often referred to as the...
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Short for Memory Controller Hub, MCH is an implementation of the Accelerated Hub Architecture (ACHA), this is the faster end...
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The name given to a new set of Sony Ericsson GSM mobile phones that integrates a music player into the...
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In computers and electronics, a shunt is the conductive sleeve that is placed over the jumper pins to close an...
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The Wireless USB application is based on WiMedia’s Ultra Wideband common radio platform, enabling PC.s, peripherals, consumer electronics and mobile...
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Intelligent Printer Data Stream (IPDS) is the host-to-printer data stream used by IBM’s System Application Architecture (SAA) for Advanced Function...
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Short for Embedded Configurable Operating System, eCos is an open source, configurable, portable and royalty-free embedded real-time operating system, designed...
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A point within a network where the cable or fiber terminates. This point provides a point of entry for engineers...
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Abbreviated as SOE, Standard Operating Environment is a specification for a using a standard architecture and applications within an organization....
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Power factor correction (PFC) is a newer technology used in computer power supplies. PFC is applied to the circuits that...
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A term commonly associated with printing which is used to measure paper thickness in thousandths of an inch.
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A print job is a unit of work to be run on a printer and can consist of printing one...
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Refers to the printer hardware attached to a serial or parallel port at a unique hardware device address. The printer...
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A file containing a set of attribute values that describe the data stream for a printer. Before a print job...
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Short for operational code, it is a number that determines the computer instruction to be executed.
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Short for next-generation microarchitecture (Codenamed Conroe, Merom, and Woodcrest for desktop, notebook and server versions, respectively) NGMA is a new...
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Assistive technology (AT) is a generic term used to refer to a group of software or hardware devices by which...
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PRM is a standardized framework to measure the performance of major IT investments and their contribution to program performance. PRM...
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Multi-port memories are commonly used components in VLSI systems, such as register files in microprocessors, storage for media or network...
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) (pronounced wee-moat) The wireless, remote-control-style controller for Nintendo’s next generation games console, the Nintendo Wii.
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A thick substance that, in computer systems, is often used between the CPU core and surface of the heatsink to...
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A type of anti Hyper-Threading, in theory, that would allow two (or multiple) physical cores to emulate one physical core.
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An external casing usually made from aluminium or copper that is designed to cover an electronic device and dissipate heat....
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A brand of AMD processors designed for both servers and workstations. The AMD Opteron processor enables simultaneous 32-bit and 64-bitcomputing....
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Cellphone is the slang term used to mean cellular phone or mobile phone. It may also be used to describe...
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Consumer electronics refers to any device containing an electronic circuit board that is intended for everyday use by individuals. This...
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As defined by the DLNA, the term digital home refers to a home network of CE, mobile and PC devices...
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The Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) group work towards a vision of a wired and wireless interoperable network of Personal...
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Short for electronic waste. The term e-waste is applied to all waste caused by discarding electronic devices, especially consumer electronics....
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The name given to a cordless mouse which operates through an infrared connection.
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BYOC is short for bring your own computer. BYOC is a common phrase used by gamers when attending a multiplayer...
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The French version of the standard QWERTY keyboard. AZERTY keyboards differ from the QWERTY keyboard in that the Q and...
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Abbreviation for Milliampere-hour, which is how batteries are rated for capacity power. The higher the mAh rating, the more powerful...
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iPAQ is the name of the HP PDA. The iPAQ was initially introduced by Compaq, but after Hewlett Packard’s acquisition...
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BOOM is an acronym for Binocular Omni-Orientation Monitor. A head-coupled stereoscopic display device. Screens and optical system are housed in...
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Mainly referenced to older computer systems. Chip creep refers to the problem of chips that, over time, would work their...
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Short for Small Outline Integrated Circuit. A SOIC package is a leaded rectangular surface mount integrated circuit with eight or...
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The System Management Bus (SMBus) is a two-wire interface through which simple power-related chips can communicate with rest of the...
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Built-In Self-Test is a function of an integrated circuit that can verify all or some of its internal functionality.
