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3
- 3-D sound
- 3:2 pulldown
5
- 5.1 surround sound
1
- 16:9
8
- 802.11
a
- absolute time
- absorption
- AC-3
- Academy curve
- ACID test
- acoustic feedback
- acoustic treatment
- acronym
- active crossover
- adapter
- adaptive differential pulse code modulation
- ADC, A/D converter
- additive color mixing
- additive synthesis
- address
- address code
- ADPCM
- ADR
- ADSR
- Advanced Research Projects Agency
- Advanced Video Coding
- AES3 interface
- AES Standards
- AF
- AFL
- after-fade listen
- AGC
- AIFF
- a-law
- aliasing
- alignment
- alternating current (AC)
- ampere
- amplifier
- amplifier classes
- amplify
- amplitude modulation (AM)
- analog
- analog-to-digital converter
- anchor
- anonymous FTP
- anti-aliasing
- Apache
- apparent power
- applet
- ARPA
- artifact
- ASIO
- aspect ratio
- attenuate
- attenuator pad
- audio cable
- audio coding-3
- audio frequency
- audiographics
- Audio Interchange File Format
- audio stream input/output
- Automatic Dialog Replacement
- automatic gain control
- AVC
b
- balance control
- balanced circuit
- balanced line
- balanced-to-ground
- bandwidth
- bar code
- barrel distortion
- Bayonet-Neill-Concelman
- Bessel crossover
- Bezier Curve
- bias
- binary notation
- binaural audio
- bit depth
- bit rate
- blanking interval
- Bluetooth
- BNC
- bounce
- broadcast quality
- B-spline
- bump
- Butterworth crossover
c
- capacitance
- capacitor
- capstan
- Cascading Style Sheets
- CAT5
- Category 5
- CD
- CD-ROM drive
- CE marking
- center frequency
- CGI
- chip
- chorus
- chroma key
- clipping
- Clover key
- CLUT
- CMYK
- coax
- coaxial cable
- color look-up table
- color perception
- color temperature
- Command key
- Common Gateway Interface
- compact disc
- Compact Disc Types
- component video
- composite video
- compressed audio
- compression
- compressor
- condenser microphone
- constant-Q equalizer
- contour control
- control track
- cookie
- copyright
- cps
- crest factor
- crossfader
- cross-hatching
- crossover
- cue
- current
- cut
- cutoff frequency
- cycles per second
d
- D/A
- DAC
- D/A converter
- damping factor
- DAT
- data rate
- decibel (dB)
- de-esser
- degauss
- delimiter
- Deutsche Industrie Norm
- DFT
- digital audio tape
- digital delay
- digital signal processor
- digital-to-analog
- Digital Video Disc
- DIN
- DIP switch
- disc geography
- Discrete Fourier Transform
- distortion
- dithering
- DLS
- DNS
- dolby noise reduction
- Dolby noise reduction types
- domain name system
- downloadable sound
- DSP
- dub
- DVD
- DVD Capacity
- DVD Configurations
- Dvorak keyboard
- dynamic microphone
- dynamic range
e
- EBU time code
- edge blanking
- effects loop
- effects processor
- electret microphone
- electromagnetic spectrum
- Electronic Serial Number
- encode
- Energy Star
- envelope
- EQ
- equalization
- equalizer
- ESN
- Ethernet
- Ethernet address
- exciter
- expander
- Extensible Markup Language (XML)
- Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL)
- extension
f
- fade
- fader
- farad
- Fast Fourier Transform
- F-connector
- feedback
- FFT
- file transfer protocol
- FireWire (IEEE 1394)
- flanging
- Fletcher-Munson equal-loudness contours
- flowchart
- FM
- FOH
- Foley
- Fourier transform
- frame
- free sound field
- frequency
- frequency modulation
- frequency response
- frequency-response curve
- Front of House
- f-stop
- FTP
g
- gain
- GB
- General MIDI
- General MIDI mode
- generational loss
- gigabyte
- glass master
- GNU
- granulation noise
- graphic equalizer
- graphics adapter
- group
- guard band
h
- H.261
- H.264
- H.265
- Haas effect (Precedence effect)
- halftone
- Hamster switch
- handle
- hard disk
- Hard-Disk Recorder
- hardware
- hardware key
- harmonic
- harmonic distortion
- harmonic overtone series
- hash
- HDR
- HDSL
- head
- headroom
- heat sink
- Helmholtz, Hermann
- henry
- hertz
- Hertz, Heinrich Rudolf
- HEVC
- hexadecimal
- HFS
- Hierarchical File System
- High-Data-Rate Digital Subscriber Line
- High Efficiency Video Coding
- high-pass filter
- High Sierra format
- home page
- HTML
- HTML Coded Characters
- HTTP
- HTTP cookie
- HTTPS
- hyperlink
- Hypertext Markup Language
- Hypertext Transfer Protocol
- Hypertext Transfer Protocol, Secure
- Hz
i
- IDSL
- IMAP
- IMD
- impedance
- inches per second
- inductance
- insertion loss
- interactive media
- interfield frames
- interlace
- intermodulation distortion
- Internet
- Internet address
- Internet country code
- Internet Message Access Protocol
- Internet Protocol
- inverse square law
- IP
- IP address
- ips
- ISDN digital subsriber line
j
- jack
- Java Programming Language
- JavaScript
- jewel case
- Joint Photographic Expert Group (JPEG)
k
- K
- Kb
- Kelvin
- khz
- kilobit
- kilobyte (KB)
- kilohertz
- knockout
l
- Lambert shading
- LAN
- landscape
- laser
- latency
- letterbox
- level
- leveler
- LFO
- limiter
- linear PCM
- linear phase response
- line level
- Linkwitz-Riley crossover
- load
- local area network
- logic
- logical
- logical area network
- longitudinal time code
- loop
- loss
- lossy
- loudness
- low-frequency oscillator
- low-pass filter
- LTC
- luma
- lumen
m
- MAC address
- Macintosh file system
- macro
- MADI
- magnetic storage
- magnetic tape
- magneto optical
- magneto-optical disc
- mag tape
- markup
- masking pattern adapted universal sub-brand integrated coding and multi-plexing
- master
- Mb
- Mbps
- MCI
- MCI driver
- Media Control Interface
- Media Player
- mega-
- megabit
- megabits per second
- megabyte (MB)
- megahertz
- memory
- menu bar
- messaging
- meta-
- metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor
- metatag
- MHz
- microphone cable
- microphone pattern
- Microsoft Disk Operating System
- Microsoft Windows
- microwave
- mic splitter
- MIDI
- MIDI Manufacturers Association
- MIDI mode
- MIDI Show Control
- MIDI system message
- MIDI time code
- milli-
- MIME
- minidisc
- mirror site
- mixed-mode disc
- mixing board
- M-JPEG
- MMA
- MO
- mode
- modem
- modulation
- monitor
- Moore’s law
- morph
- Mosaic
- MOSFET
- motherboard
- motion compensation
- motion-JPEG
- mouse
- MoviePlayer
- Moving Picture Experts Group
- Mozilla
- MP3
- MPEG
- MPEG-1
- MPEG-2
- MPEG-4 part 10
- MPEG compression
- MPEG frame type
- MPEG-H part 2
- MPEG Layer-2 audio
- MPEG Layer-3 audio
- MPEG layers
- MS-DOS
- MTC
- mu
- mu-law (mu-law or micro-law)
- Multichannel Audio Digital Interface
- multimedia
- multimedia platform
- multiplatform
- multiplex
- multiplexer
- Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME)
- multitimbral
- multiuser
- Musical Instrument Digital Interface
- MUSICAM
- MUX
- Muzak
n
- NAMM
- narration
- narrow-band filter
- National Association of Music Merchants
- National Television Standards Committee
- native signal processing
- navigation
- NC curve
- N-connector
- NDA
- near field
- near-field monitor
- netiquette
- network
- network access control
- network address
- Network File System
- Network Service Provider
- network topology
- NFS
- NiCad
- nickel cadmium
- node
- noise criterion curve
- noise floor
- noise gate
- noise reduction
- NOM
- nominal
- nondisclosure agreement
- noninterlaced
- nonlinear
- nonlinear editing
- non-return-to-zero
- normalize
- notch filter
- NRZ
- NSP
- NTSC
- number of open mics
- Nyquist frequency
o
- object-oriented programming
- OCR
- octave
- ODBC
- OEM
- off-axis rejection
- offset
- ohm
- on-demand
- one-off
- one-third octave
- online
- ontology
- OOP
- op amp
- Open Database Connectivity
- Open Systems Interconnection
- operating system
- operational amplifier
- operator
- optical character recognition
- optical disc
- optical fiber
- opto-electronics
- Orange Book standard
- original equipment manufacturer
- OS
- oscillator
- OSI
- outboard
- outline font
- out-point
- output
- outtake
- overdub
- overlay
- overs
- oversample
- overscan
p
- Pa
- PA-422
- Packet InterNet Groper
- packet switching
- paired cable
- PAL
- palette
- pan
- parallel
- parallel port
- Parameter RAM
- parametric equalizer
- partition
- pascal
- passband
- passive crossover
- passive equalizer
- patch
- patchbay (normaling jacks)
- path name
- path name separator
- PCA
- PCB
- PCM
- peak program meter
- peer
- peer-to-peer network
- period
- Perl
- PF
- PFC
- PFL
- P-frame
- PGP
- phantom power
- Phase Alternation Line
- phase delay
- phase shift
- phon
- phone jack
- phone plug
- Phong shading
- phono plug
- photoconductor
- photodiode
- photon
- PHP
- physical code
- pi
- pickup
- pico-
- pincushion distortion
- Ping
- ping-pong
- pin jack
- pink noise
- pit
- pixel
- pixelization
- PKZIP
- placeholder
- plasma display
- playback
- plug
- plug and play
- plug-in
- PMA
- PNG
- PnP
- point of view
- Point-to-Point Protocol
- polarity
- polarization
- POP
- port
- Portable Document Format
- Portable Network Graphics
- portrait
- positional reference
- post
- Post Office Protocol
- postproduction
- PostScript
- potentiometer
- POV
- power
- power-cycle
- power factor
- power-factor-corrected
- PPM
- PPP
- PRAM
- preamp
- preamplifier
- predictive encoding
- pre-emphasis
- pre-fade listen
- premastering
- preproduction
- preroll
- Pretty Good Privacy
- printed circuit board
- print spooler
- print-through
- proc amp
- processor audio
- production
- production audio
- professional market
- program
- program calibration area
- program memory area
- progressive scan
- progressive/sequential coding
- prompt
- propagation
- propagation delay
- proportional Q (variable-Q equalizer)
- proprietary
- prosumer
- protocol
- psychoacoustics
- public domain
- pulldown
- pull down/pull up
- pulse code
- pulse code modulation
- pulse width modulation
- punch-in/punch-out
- PWM
- Python
q
- Q
- QAM
- QTVR
- quadrature amplitude modulation
- quantization
- quantization error
- quantize
- quarter-inch jack
- query
- QuickTime
- QuickTime for Windows
- QuickTime Music
- QuickTime Streaming
- QuickTime VR
- QWERTY
r
- radio button
- radio frequency
- radio frequency identification
- radio frequency interference
- RAID
- rail-switcher
- rainbow series
- RAM
- RAMDAC
- random
- random access
- random access memory
- Random Access Memory Digital-to-Analog Converter
- rarefaction
- raster
- raster graphics
- raster image processor
- rasterize
- ray tracer
- RCA connector
- RCA phono jack
- R-DAT
- reactance
- read-only memory
- RealAudio
- RealMedia
- realtime
- realtime counter
- Realtime Streaming Protocol
- Realtime Transfer Protocol
- reboot
- receiver
- recompress
- reconstruction filter
- record
- Recording Industry Association of America
- rectifier
- recursive
- Red Book for PostScript
- Red Book standard
- red-green-blue
- redundancy
- redundant arrays of independent disks
- Reed-Solomon Code
- reference level
- reference noise
- reflected light
- reflector
- refresh rate
- regular expression
- relational database
- relative path
- relay
- remote control
- remote production unit
- render
- repeater
- replicate
- request
- Request For Comments
- resistance
- resolution
- resource fork
- reverb
- reverberation time
- reverse engineering
- RF
- RFC
- RFI
- RFID
- RGB
- rheostat
- RIAA
- RIAA equalization curve
- Rich Text Format
- RMS
- roaming
- robot
- Rock Ridge Format
- roll
- roll-off
- ROM
- root directory
- Root Mean Squared
- rotating digital audio tape
- rotational latency
- rough cut
- router
- Routing Information Protocol
- RS
- RTF
- RTP
- RTSP
- rule of thirds
- runtime code
s
- sabin
- sample-and-hold circuit
- sampled sound
- sample rate
- sampling
- sampling frequency
- SAP
- saturated color
- scalability
- Scalable Vector Graphics
- scan
- scan lines
- scanner
- scan resolution
- scene
- score
- screen
- screen dump
- scrim
- SDDS
- SDIF
- SDMA
- SDRAM, Synchronous DRAM
- SDV
- search engine
- SECAM
- sector
- secure network server
- Secure Sockets Layer
- Secure Transfer Protocol
- seek time
- segue
- self-noise
- semiconductor
- semitone
- Separate Audio Program
- sequence
- sequencer
- Séquentiel Couleur à Mémoire
- serial
- serial port
- serif
- server
- server-side include
- servocontrol
- servo-loop mechanism
- set
- SFX
- SGML
- shading
- shadow mask
- shadow RAM
- shareware
- sharpen
- S/H circuit
- shell
- shelving response
- shielding
- short
- shorthand
- Short Messaging Service
- shot
- SI
- sibilant
- SIF
- signal-to-noise
- silicon
- SIM
- SIMM
- Simple Internet Protocol Plus
- Simple Network Management Protocol
- simple profile
- sine wave
- single-ended
- single in-line memory module
- single in-line package
- SIP
- SIPP
- site
- sitemap
- skinny DIP
- skinny Dual In-line Package
- skirt
- slate
- slave
- slew rate
- SME
- SMF
- SMPTE
- SMS
- S/N
- SND
- sneakernet
- SNMP
- Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers
- software
- solo
- sone
- SONET
- Sony digital interface format
- Sony Dynamic Digital Sound
- Sony/Philips Digital Interface Format
- SOP
- sound
- sound card
- sound effects
- sound pressure level
- Sound Recorder
- sound track
- Source Image Format
- Space Division Multiple Access
- spam
- spatial compression
- spatial resolution
- s/pdif
- spectrum
- speed of light
- spider
- spike
- SPL
- splice
- split edit
- splitter
- spool
- SQL
- square-pixel digitizing
- square wave
- squirt the bird
- SRAM
- SSI
- SSL
- stamper
- standard
- Standard Generalized Markup Language
- Standard MIDI File
- standard operating procedures
- standby time
- Static RAM
- step frame
- step time
- stereo
- still frame
- STM
- storyboard
- STP
- stream
- streaming
- stripe
- structured language
- Structured Query Language
- subcode
- subdirectory
- subject matter expert
- subnet
- subnet address
- subsample
- Subscriber Identity Module
- subsonic
- substrate
- subtractive color
- supersonic
- Super Video Graphics Array
- surge protector
- SVG
- SVGA
- sweetening
- Switched Digital Video
- symmetrical compression
- sync
- synchronization
- synchronized
- Synchronous Dynamic RAM
- Synchronous Optical Network
- synchronous transfer mode
- synchronous transport signal
- sync-locked
- synthesized sound
- synthesizer
- Systeme International d’Unites
- system gain
t
- T1
- T2
- T3
- table of contents
- tag
- Tagged Image File Format
- talkback
- tally light
- tape archive
- tape transport
- TAR
- TB
- TBC
- TCP
- TCP/IP
- TDMA
- TDR
- technology without an interesting name
- telecommunications
- telemedicine
- telephony
- telephoto
- television standards
- template
- temporal
- temporal compression
- tera-
- terabyte
- terminal strip
- terminate
- terminated line
- text
- text editor
- text file
- texture
- texture map
- TFT
- THD
- THD+N
- theremin
- thin film transistor
- thread
- Threaded-Neill-Concelman
- three-finger salute
- three-point lighting
- thumbnail
- TIFF
- tilde
- tiled windows
- tilt
- timbre
- time base corrector
- time code
- time code generator
- time code reader
- Time Division Multiple Access
- Time Domain Reflectometer
- timeout
- Time to Live
- tip-ring-sleeve
- tip-sleeve
- titler
- TNC
- TOC
- toggle
- token ring
- tone control
- toolbar
- torus
- total harmonic distortion
- total harmonic distortion plus noise
- touch screen
- track
- tracking
- transaction
- transceiver
- transcode
- transducer
- transfer rate
- transistor
- transistor-transistor logic
- Transmission Control Protocol
- Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
- transmission rate
- transparency
- transponder
- transport protocol
- triad
- tripod
- Trojan horse
- troubleshoot
- TRS
- TrueType
- truncate
- truth table
- TS
- TTL
- turntablist
- TWAIN
- tweak
- tween
- twisted pair
- twos complement
u
- UCS
- UDMA
- UDP
- UHF
- UI
- Ultra DMA
- ultra-high frequency
- ultrasonic
- ultraviolet
- unbalanced
- unbalanced line
- underscan
- Unicode
- uniform resource locator
- Uniform Resource Name
- uninterruptible power supply
- unity gain
- Universal Character Set
- universal client
- universal product code
- Universal Resource Identifier
- Universal Serial Bus
- Universal Serial Bus 2.0
- Universal Time Coordinated
- Unix
- unshielded twisted pair
- unzip
- UPC
- upgrade
- uplink
- upload
- UPS
- URI
- URL
- URN
- USB
- USB 2.0
- user
- user address
- user agent
- user authentication
- User Datagram Protocol
- user interface
- user session
- UTC
- UTP
- UV
v
- VA
- vacuum tube
- validation
- valve
- variable
- variable bit-rate encoding
- variable-length coding
- varied repetition
- VBI
- VBR
- VCA
- vector
- vector data
- vector graphics
- vectorscope
- Venn diagram
- vertical blanking interval
- vertical interval time code
- Very High-Speed Digital Subscriber Line
- VESA
- VF
- VGA
- VH-DSL
- video
- video bandwidth
- video black
- video color sampling
- video compression
- videoconference
- Video Electronics Standards Association
- Video Graphics Array
- video head
- video-on-demand
- video overlay
- video RAM
- videotape
- videotape formats
- viewfinder
- virtual
- virtual address
- virtual disk
- virtual machine
- virtual memory
- Virtual Private Network
- virtual reality
- virus
- visible light
- VITC
- VOD
- voice-activated
- voice coil
- voice frequency
- voice-over
- voice recognition
- voltage
- voltage controlled amplifier
- voltampere
- volt (V)
- volume
- voxel
- VPN
- VR
- VRAM
- VU meter
w
- W3C
- wafer
- walk-through
- walla
- WAN
- warm boot
- WASP
- watermarking
- watt (W)
- wav
- WAVE
- waveform
- waveform monitor
- waveguide
- wavelength
- wavelet
- wavetable
- wavetable synthesis
- web browser
- webcasting
- webmaster
- web page
- web server
- web site
- web, WWW
- weighting filters
- wet
- what you see is what you get
- Wheatstone bridge
- white balance
- White Book standard
- white flag
- white level
- white noise
- white paper
- whois
- wide-angle
- wide area network
- widescreen TV
- widow
- wild
- window
- Windows Media
- WinZip
- wipe
- wireless
- Wireless Application Protocol
- wireless application service provider
- Wireless LAN
- Wireless Markup Language
- wireless modem
- wireless spectrum
- WML
- word
- word wrap
- World Wide Web
- World Wide Web Consortium
- WORM
- writable optical media
- write
- write-once-read-many
- WYSIWYG
x
- x-digital subscriber line
- xDSL
- Xerox Corporation Palo Alto Research Center
- Xerox PARC
- XHTML
- XLR connector
- X Window System
- x-y coordinates
y
- Y
- Yahoo!
- Y-connector
- Y/C video
- Yellow Book standard
- Yet Another Hierarchically Officious Oracle!
- YMCK
- YUV9
- YUV color system
z
- Z
- zap
- z-buffer
- zero insertion force
- zero level
- ZIF
- ZIP
- Zobel network
- zoom
- zoom ratio
- z-sorting