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| 1 | |ProjectID122:analog| | |analog| | |The traditional format in which audio and video are transmitted by using a wave or analog signal. An analog signal may not work with digital speakers; computers use digital signals.| |
| 2 | |ProjectID122:anchor_window| | |anchor window| | |A small window that appears in the lower-right corner of the screen when Windows Media Player is in skin mode | which enables you to return to full mode.| |
| 3 | |ProjectID122:band| | |band| | |The transmission method used by a radio station (AM | FM | or Internet).| |
| 4 | |ProjectID122:bandwidth| | |bandwidth| | |A network's capacity for transferring an amount of data in a given time.| |
| 5 | |ProjectID122:bit_rate| | |bit rate| | |The number of bits transferred per second.| |
| 6 | |ProjectID122:broadband| | |broadband| | |A transmission medium designed for high-speed data transfers over long distances. Cable modem services and DSL are examples of broadband networks.| |
| 7 | |ProjectID122:buffer| | |buffer| | |An area of computer memory reserved for temporarily holding data before that data is used on the receiving computer. Buffering protects against the interruption of data flow.| |
| 8 | |ProjectID122:call_sign| | |call sign| | |The identifying code letters or numbers of a radio or television transmitting station | assigned by a regulatory body.| |
| 9 | |ProjectID122:caption| | |caption| | |Text that accompanies images or videos | either as a supplemental description or a transcript of spoken words.| |
| 10 | |ProjectID122:cd| | |CD| | || |
| 11 | |ProjectID122:cd_burner| | |CD burner| | || |
| 12 | |ProjectID122:cd_recorder| | |CD recorder| | |A device used to copy files to recordable CDs.| |
| 13 | |ProjectID122:cd_r| | |CD-R| | || |
| 14 | |ProjectID122:cd_rw| | |CD-RW| | || |
| 15 | |ProjectID122:chapter| | |chapter| | |In a DVD | a portion of a title | such as a scene or sequence. A title can contain one or more chapters.| |
| 16 | |ProjectID122:codec| | |codec| | |An abbreviation for compressor/decompressor. Software or hardware used to compress and decompress digital media.| |
| 17 | |ProjectID122:compact_disc__cd_| | |compact disc (CD)| | |An optical storage medium for digital data.| |
| 18 | |ProjectID122:compact_disc_recordable__cd_r_| | |compact disc-recordable (CD-R)| | |A type of CD on which files can be copied | but not erased or replaced.| |
| 19 | |ProjectID122:compact_disc_rewritable__cd_rw_| | |compact disc-rewritable (CD-RW)| | |A type of CD on which files can be copied | erased | and replaced.| |
| 20 | |ProjectID122:compression| | |compression| | |A process for removing redundant data from a digital media file or stream to reduce its size or the bandwidth used.| |
| 21 | |ProjectID122:connection_speed| | |connection speed| | |The maximum rate | in bits per second | at which data can be transferred between a network and a computer or device.| |
| 22 | |ProjectID122:content_provider| | |content provider| | |The person or organization that distributes Windows Media files (for example | a record | movie | or streaming media company). The content provider may also be the content owner.| |
| 23 | |ProjectID122:decrypt| | |decrypt| | |To convert encrypted content back into its original form.| |
| 24 | |ProjectID122:digital| | |digital| | |Data represented as binary digits (zeros and ones).| |
| 25 | |ProjectID122:download| | |download| | |To transfer a file over a network in response to a request from the device that receives the data. Downloaded content is kept on the receiving device for playback on demand. In contrast | streamed content is played as it is delivered.| |
| 26 | |ProjectID122:encode| | |encode| | |To convert audio and video content to a specified digital format.| |
| 27 | |ProjectID122:encrypt| | |encrypt| | |To programmatically disguise content to hide its substance.| |
| 28 | |ProjectID122:error_correction| | |error correction| | |In Windows Media Player | a process to ensure that digital audio data is read from the CD-ROM drive accurately during playback or copying. Using error correction can prevent undesirable noises that are not part of the original material.| |
| 29 | |ProjectID122:file_format| | |file format| | |The structure or organization of data in a file. File format is usually indicated by the file name extension.| |
| 30 | |ProjectID122:file_name_extension| | |file name extension| | |A set of characters added to the end of a file name that identifies the file type or format.| |
| 31 | |ProjectID122:file_type| | |file type| | |A description of the content or format of a file. File type is usually indicated by the file name extension.| |
| 32 | |ProjectID122:firewall| | |firewall| | |A combination of hardware and software that enforces a boundary between two or more networks and prevents unauthorized access to a private network.| |
| 33 | |ProjectID122:frame| | |frame| | |One of many sequential images that make up video.| |
| 34 | |ProjectID122:frame_rate| | |frame rate| | |The number of video frames displayed per second. Higher frame rates generally produce smoother movement in the picture.| |
| 35 | |ProjectID122:frequency| | |frequency| | |In Windows Media Player | the number | such as 88.5 or 101.7 | used to locate a radio station.| |
| 36 | |ProjectID122:full_mode| | |full mode| | |The default operational state of Windows Media Player in which all of its features are displayed. The Player can also appear in skin mode.| |
| 37 | |ProjectID122:genre| | |genre| | |In Windows Media Technologies | the type of music | such as rock or classical | played by a radio station.| |
| 38 | |ProjectID122:http| | |HTTP| | || |
| 39 | |ProjectID122:hypertext_transfer_protocol__http_| | |Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)| | |The Internet protocol used to deliver information over the World Wide Web.| |
| 40 | |ProjectID122:licensed_file| | |licensed file| | |A Windows Media file that has an associated license that defines how the file can be played. The restrictions stated in the license vary depending on the license creator. When a CD track is copied by using Windows Media Player | a license can be assigned to the newly created file. Under that license | the file can only be played on the computer where the file was created.| |
| 41 | |ProjectID122:mbr| | |MBR| | |See other term: multiple bit rate (MBR)| |
| 42 | |ProjectID122:midi| | |MIDI| | || |
| 43 | |ProjectID122:moving_picture_experts_group__mpeg_| | |Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG)| | |The committee that creates international standards for coding audio-visual information to a digital | compressed format. The acronym MPEG is appended to the beginning of individual specifications developed by the committee. For example | MPEG-2 refers to the standard | ISO/IEC - 11172.| |
| 44 | |ProjectID122:mpeg| | |MPEG| | || |
| 45 | |ProjectID122:multicast| | |multicast| | |A content delivery method in which a single stream is transmitted from a media server to multiple clients. The clients have no connection with the server. Instead | the server sends a single copy of the stream across the network to multicast-enabled routers | which replicate the data. Clients can then receive the stream by monitoring a specific multicast IP address and port.| |
| 46 | |ProjectID122:multiple_bit_rate__mbr_| | |multiple bit rate (MBR)| | |A characteristic of a data stream in which the same content is encoded at several different bit rates in order to optimize content delivery.| |
| 47 | |ProjectID122:musical_instrument_digital_interface__midi_| | |Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)| | |A specification of the MIDI Manufacturers Association (MMA). The specification defines a protocol for describing music data | such as note on and note off messages; a file format for storing music data | called Standard MIDI; and a standard hardware interface.| |
| 48 | |ProjectID122:playlist| | |playlist| | |A list of digital media content.| |
| 49 | |ProjectID122:port| | |port| | |A connection point in a computer through which a peripheral device or another computer can communicate.| |
| 50 | |ProjectID122:portable_device| | |portable device| | |A mobile electronic device that can exchange files or other data with a computer or device. Examples of portable devices include Pocket PCs | portable digital music players | and Smartphones.| |
| 51 | |ProjectID122:protocol| | |protocol| | |A set of formats and procedures that enable computers to exchange information.| |
| 52 | |ProjectID122:proxy_server| | |proxy server| | |A server located on a network between client software | such as a Web browser | and another server. It intercepts all requests to the server to determine whether it can fulfill them itself. If not | it forwards the request to another server.| |
| 53 | |ProjectID122:root_menu| | |root menu| | || |
| 54 | |ProjectID122:skin| | |skin| | |A user interface that provides an alternative appearance and customized functionality for software such as Windows Media Player.| |
| 55 | |ProjectID122:skin_mode| | |skin mode| | |An operational state of Windows Media Player in which its user interface is displayed as a skin.| |
| 56 | |ProjectID122:streaming| | |streaming| | |A method of delivering digital media across a network in a continuous flow. The digital media is played by client software as it is received. Typically | streaming makes it unnecessary for users to download a file before playing it.| |
| 57 | |ProjectID122:tcp| | |TCP| | || |
| 58 | |ProjectID122:title| | |title| | |On a DVD | typically | the largest unit of content | such as a movie or TV program | is called a title. There is not a consistent standard across all DVDs and because of this | a DVD can contain one or more titles.| |
| 59 | |ProjectID122:title_menu| | |title menu| | |Typically | the main on-screen menu of a DVD. It is frequently used to view specific titles | chapters | or supplemental material on a DVD | or to control subtitle | language | or other settings.| |
| 60 | |ProjectID122:top_menu| | |top menu| | |Typically | the on-screen menu for a specific title on a DVD. It is frequently used to select specific chapters to be played within a title. Also known as the root menu.| |
| 61 | |ProjectID122:track| | |track| | |An individual song or other discrete piece of content on a CD.| |
| 62 | |ProjectID122:transmission_control_protocol__tcp_| | |Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)| | |The protocol within TCP/IP that governs the breakup of data messages into packets to be sent via IP | and the reassembly and verification of the complete messages from packets received by IP.| |
| 63 | |ProjectID122:udp| | |UDP| | || |
| 64 | |ProjectID122:user_datagram_protocol__udp_| | |User Datagram Protocol (UDP)| | |A connectionless transport protocol in the TCP/IP protocol stack that is used in cases where some packet loss is acceptable | for example | with digital media streams.| |
| 65 | |ProjectID122:visualization| | |visualization| | |In Windows Media Player | a graphical display that changes in response to the audio signal.| |
| 66 | |ProjectID122:windows_media_file| | |Windows Media file| | |A file containing audio | video | or script data that is stored in Windows Media Format. Depending on their content and purpose | Windows Media files use a variety of file name extensions | such as: .wma | .wme | .wms | .wmv | .wmx | .wmz | or .wvx.| |
| 67 | |ProjectID122:windows_media_format| | |Windows Media Format| | |The format used by Microsoft Windows Media Technologies (or a third-party product that incorporates a licensed Windows Media technology) to author | store | edit | distribute | stream | or play timeline-based content.|
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