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application

Entertainment; Video

An application runs in a module, communicating with the host, and provides facilities to the user over and above those provided directly by the host. An application may process the transport stream.

application specific integrated circuit (ASIC)

Entertainment; Video

An integrated circuit designed for special, rather than general, applications.

application window

Entertainment; Video

The workspace (window) available to an application. The size can be adjusted by the user and limited only by the size of the monitor's display.

architecture

Entertainment; Video

Logical structure of a computer system.

archive

Entertainment; Video

a) Off-line storage of video/audio onto backup tapes, floppy disks, optical disks, etc. b) A collection of several files bundled into one file by a program (such as ar, tar, bar, or cpio) for ...

arithmetic and logic unit (ALU)

Entertainment; Video

One of three essential components of a microprocessor. The other two are the registers and the control block. The ALU performs various forms of addition, subtraction, and logic operations, such as ...

artifacts

Entertainment; Video

a) Artifacts can range from noise and snow, to spots. Anything that is visually wrong with the picture is an artifact. Artifacts however do not include picture errors caused by improperly adjusted ...

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