17 Glossary
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Album art
Album art is a feature that displays the artwork (cover picture) of a music album. This display enables the user to quickly identify
a music album. The artwork files for music albums can be downloaded from the Internet.
C
Compression
In audio terms, this is a process of temporarily or permanently reducing audio data for more efficient storage or transmission. A temporary reduction in file size is called
D
Decibel (dB)
A unit of measure used to express relative difference in power or intensity of sound.
Digital Audio
Digital Audio is a sound signal that has been converted into numerical values. Digital sound can be transmitted through multiple channels. Analog sound can only be transmitted through two channels.
F
FM (Frequency Modulation)
In radio broadcasting: a method of modulation in which the frequency of the carrier voltage is varied with the frequency of the modulation voltage.
J
JPEG
A very common digital still picture format.
A
Files are recognized by their file extension
‘.jpg’ or ‘.jpeg.’
K
Kbps
Kilobits per second. A
L
LCD (Liquid Crystal Display)
Probably the most common way to show visual information on
M
MHz (Mega Hertz)
One million cycles per second.
MP3
A file format with a sound data compression system. MP3 is the abbreviation of Motion Picture Experts Group 1 (or
N
Napster
Napster is an online music service offering unlimited music you can easily transfer to your Vibe player.
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