20 Terms
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BH meter
Entertainment; Video
A device for measuring the intrinsic hysteresis loop of a sample of magnetic material. Usually, the sample is magnetized in a 60 Hz field supplied by a solenoid and the intrinsic flux is detected by ...
Bit Bucket
Entertainment; Video
Any device capable of storing digital data, whether it be video, audio, or other types of data.
BitBLT (bit block transfer)
Entertainment; Video
The transfer of blocks of screen data (rather than a byte at a time) from one place to another in memory. The microprocessor tells the graphic chip what block to move and where to put it. The ...
black A tape
Entertainment; Video
The process of recording a black-burst signal across the entire length of a tape. Often done before recording edited footage on the tape to give the tape clean, continuous video and sync and to ...
BMP
Entertainment; Video
A bitmapped graphic file format for Windows which stores images as a grid of dots or pixels. The BMP file defines the size of the image, the number of color planes, and the palette used.
BNC
Entertainment; Video
A cable connector used extensively in television and is an abbreviation that has several different meanings depending on who you ask. Four common meanings for BNC are: Baby N Connector, Bayonet Neill ...
