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8 Glossary

D

Decibel (dB)
A unit of measure used to exp ress relative
difference in power or inten sity of sound.

F

FullSound
FullSound™ is an innovative technology
designed by Philips. FullSou nd™ faithfully
restores sonic details to compressed music,
enhancing it to provide a f ull sound experience
without any distortion.

L

LCD (Liquid Crystal Displ ay)
Probably the most commo n way to show
visual information on non-computer electronic
equipment.

S

Shuffle
A feature that plays audio file s (tracks) in
random order.
Streaming
A technique for transfer ring data such that i t
can be processed as a ste ady and continuous
stream. Streaming t echnologies are ofte n used
on the Internet becau se many users do not
have fast enough access to down load large
multimedia files quickl y, so the client browser
or plug-in can star t displaying the data b efore
the entire file has been t ransmitted.

V

Volume
Volume is the most common word use d to
specify the control of re lative loudness of
sounds. It also per tains to the function o n
many electronic dev ices that is used to control
the loudness.

W

WMA (Windows Media Audio)
An audio format owned by Micr osoft, is a
part of Microsoft W indows Media technology.
Includes Microsoft Di gital Rights Manage ment
tools, Windows Media Vid eo encoding
technology, and Windows Med ia Audio
encoding technology.