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Television
Any device used to transmit and recieve moving images, usually accompanied by sound.
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optical fiber
Consumer electronics; Television
A glass or plastic fiber designed to propagate light for the purpose of information transmittal.
operating power
Consumer electronics; Television
From the viewpoint of a transmitting antenna, it is the actual power supplied to it.
off-air
Consumer electronics; Television
Used interchangeably with the term "off-the-air", it denotes signal reception taken off an antenna after passing through the air.
noise temperature
Consumer electronics; Television
A noise contribution rating derived by positing the temperature of a resistor connected to an ideal amplifier compared to the actual amplifier were it connected to a resistor at 0K.
composite video signal
Consumer electronics; Television
The complete video signal including blanking, synchronization, and color information (if used).
co-channel interference
Consumer electronics; Television
Interference created on a channel by a distant channel on the same frequency.
color burst
Consumer electronics; Television
In NTSC, a few cycles of the 3.58MHz color subcarrier imposed on the composite video signal back porch as a reference.
