Terms and Abbreviations: A
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A |
amp, ampere |
| A/V, AV | audio/visual |
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AAC |
Advanced Audio Coding |
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AACS |
Advanced Access Content System |
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AAF |
Advanced Authoring Format |
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AC |
alternating current |
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AC-3 |
Dolby's third-generation audio coding algorithm, Dolby Digital |
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ACAP |
Advanced Common Application Platform |
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ACL |
access control list |
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ACM |
adaptive coding and modulation |
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ActiveX |
ActiveX Controls |
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ADAT |
Alesis Digital Audio Tape |
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Ad-ID |
Advertising Digital Identification |
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ADSL |
asymmetric digital subscriber line |
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AES |
1) Audio Engineering Society |
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AES3, AES/EBU, AES3-1985 |
The first professional digital audio interfaces standard |
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AF |
auto focus |
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AFD |
active format descriptor |
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AGC |
automatic gain control |
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AIT |
Advanced Intelligent Tape (developed by Sony) |
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AJAX |
Asynchronous JavaScript and XML |
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AMWA |
Advanced Media Workflow Association |
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ANC |
ancillary data |
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ANSI |
American National Standards Institute |
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API |
application programming interface |
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APS |
active pixel sensor |
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ARC |
aspect ratio conversion |
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ARP |
Address Resolution Protocol |
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ARPU |
average revenue per user |
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ASA |
Acoustical Society of America |
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ASCII |
American Standard Code for Information Exchange |
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ASF |
Advanced Systems Format |
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ASI |
asynchronous serial interface |
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ASIC |
application-specific integrated circuit |
| ASN.1 | Abstract Syntax Notation One |
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ATA |
advanced technology attachment |
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ATM |
asynchronous transfer mode |
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ATSC |
Advanced Television Systems Committee |
| ATSC-M/H | standard for mobile and handheld services |
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AUX |
auxiliary |
| AVB | audio/visual bridge (bridging) |
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AVC |
Advanced Video Coding |
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AVCHD |
Advanced Video Codec High Definition |
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AVI |
audio/video interleave (file format) |
| A-VSB | advanced VSB |
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AWS |
Advanced Wireless Services |
