Glossary
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FLOF: Full Level One Facilities. Teletext system in which designations and numbers of the jump destinations are transmitted separately for every page on the bottom line. This guides the reader to related topics for example. An information about which pages exist and which pages have
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HDCP:
HDMI: High Definition Multimedia Interface is a newly developed interface for full digital transmission of audio and video data.
HDTV: High Definition Television is an umbrella term that covers a number of high resolution television standards.
High band and Low band: Transmission ranges for satellites.
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ID3 tags: Additional information for MP3 and WMA audio files. Informa- tion about the singer, title, album and album cover can be saved here among other things. These data are edited on the PC by an ID3 tag editor.
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JPEG/JPG: Joint Photographic Experts Group is a committee that has developed a standard method of compression for digital images. This JPEG method (JPG for short) named after the committee is a widely used graphic format for photos.
L
LCD: Liquid Crystal Display.
LCN: Logical Channel Numbers. In stations with LCN, the channel location number belonging to the station is also transmitted by the provider. The stations are sorted according to these channel location numbers.
LNB/LNC: The crucial electronic component of a satellite antenna is referred to as an LNB (Low Noise Block Converter). It is mounted in the focal point of a parabolic antenna. The designation LNC (Low Noise Converter) indicates that conversion to lower intermediate frequency takes place. The supplemental block in the LNB refers to the fact that a whole frequency range (a block) is converted in each case.
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Modulator: Transmitter in the video or DVD recorder so that the devices can receive signals via the tuner of the TV device.
Mono:
MPEG: Digital compression process for video.
MP3: Data format for compressed audio files.
N
Network ID: NID refers to the
NICAM: Audio standard. Is used in Denmark, England, France, Sweden, and Spain.
NTSC: American picture standard.
P
Page Catching: For Teletext, refers to going to and calling a page number.
PAL: European picture standard.
PCM: Pulse Code Modulation for digital audio.
Picture in Picture: See PIP.
PIP: Picture in Picture; a function which displays two pictures on the screen.
Pixel: Refers to the smallest unit of a digital grid graphic and its repre- sentation on a screen with grid control.
Pixel error: A pixel error is a defective pixel, usually on an LCD. Pixel errors may be caused by production faults. They are expressed for example by a constantly lit pixel or a constantly black pixel. Single defective pixels however are excluded from a guarantee.
Progressive JPEG: Progressive JPEGs are built up gradually. The picture quality improves continuously during loading.
ProScan/Progressive Scan: Progressive Scan (abbr. PS) or full picture method is a technique in the picture
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RGB: Colour signals red, green and blue.
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