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The magnitude of an audio signal when measured with equipment that implements the algorithm specified by ITU-R BS.1770. It is an approximation of perceived loudness.
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The largest amount of data that can be transferred in a single unit across a specific physical connection. When using the Internet Protocol, this translates to the largest IP datagram size allowed.
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The period between the earliest target acquisition time and the latest activation time for a specific target using all emitted triggers.
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A formalism that describes a class of documents which employ markup in order to delineate the document’s structure, appearance, or other aspects; XDML is an example of a markup language.
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A type of content which takes the form of a markup language; an XDML document is an example of markup content.
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Text that is added to the primary information content of a document in order to convey information about that content.
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An application resource whose content is manifested directly to an application or an application environment.
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The first number in a two-part number used to identify a virtual channel. Each virtual channel carries one service, such as a television program. The major channel in the U.S. for current NTSC broadcasters is usually their NTSC channel number.
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A subset of the syntax of the MPEG-2 video coding specification that is expected to be supported over a large range of applications.
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A range of allowed picture parameters defined by the MPEG-2 video coding specification with maximum resolution equivalent to ITU-R Recommendation 601.
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