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A formulaic expression used throughout the DASE Standard to indicate the level of expectation which a DASE Application may have regarding the behavior of a DASE System; the expression shall not rely (up)on indicates that no expectation of behavior may be assumed.
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A geographical area consisting of one or more countries.
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A physical embodiment of hardware, operating system, and native applications of the manufacturer’s choice, which collectively constitute a receiver for which specified transmissions are intended.
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Any device capable of receiving and consuming data carried on either broadband or narrowband network.
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The process of beginning to read and decode the coded bit stream at an arbitrary point.
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A processing step which intentionally reduces the precision of DCT coefficients
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A defined period of time on a virtual channel with associated metadata related to a show.
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Media Stream that is protected according to the requirements of A/153 Part 6.
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PSI consists of normative data which is necessary for the demultiplexing of transport streams and the successful regeneration of programs.
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Portion of a TV program as defined in the traffic format assigned to the program.
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