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Consumer electronics

A broad field of electronics that are purchased for casual use or entertainment rather than for professional use; such as TVs, VCRS, DVD players,mp3 players, hi fi stereos, games consoles as well as Internet appliances.

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signal-to-noise ratio

Consumer electronics; Television

It is the ratio measured in decibels of desired signal to undesired background noise.

signal leakage

Consumer electronics; Television

In CATV, it is the electronic signals that escape from the confines of the closed system and into the air.

sidebands

Consumer electronics; Television

Lower and upper frequency bands of energy created by the modulation of a carrier wave.

second order beat

Consumer electronics; Television

A distortion product created by the mixing of two signals due to the non-linearities of an electronic device.

sheath current

Consumer electronics; Television

Improper electrical energy that travels on the shield of a coaxial cable.

second harmonic

Consumer electronics; Television

A signal generated at twice the frequency of its originating fundamental frequency.

satellite

Consumer electronics; Television

In communications, it is a spacecraft that orbits the earth to relay signals over great distances from one location to another.