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Television
Any device used to transmit and recieve moving images, usually accompanied by sound.
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advanced television systems committee (ATSC)
Consumer electronics; Television
The US-based organization that is defining the high definition television standard for the United States. A sort of NTSE for ATV. It is comprised of three technology groups and a number of smaller ...
array
Consumer electronics; Television
An arrangement of antenna elements or antennas for increasing the strength of desired signals while reducing the strength of undesired signals.
anchor
Consumer electronics; Television
In aerial construction, a buried metal structure to which guy wires are tied.
antenna
Consumer electronics; Television
A device designed to collect or emit electromagnetic energy.
average picture level (APL)
Consumer electronics; Television
The average signal level (with respect to blanking) during active picture time, expressed as a percentage of the difference between the blanking and reference white levels.
analog
Consumer electronics; Television
A descriptor for quantities varying continuously rather than in discrete steps.
amplifier
Consumer electronics; Television
A device used to increase the strength of the signal supplied to it.
