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`Acronyms
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`Brad Hansen
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`Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
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`Hansen, Brad.
`The dictionary of computing & digital media : terms & acronyms I
`Brad Hansen.
`p.
`cm.
`ISBN 1-887902-38-4
`1. Computers Dictionaries. 2. Digital media Dictionaries.
`II. Title: Dictionary of computing and digital media.
`I. Title.
`QA76. 15.H318
`1999
`004' .03--dc21
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`99-27204
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`digitize
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`pable of 100:1 compression ratios, the propri(cid:173)
`etary hardware decoder board is not in wide(cid:173)
`spread use and is not expected to be a platform
`of future development.
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`erator for microwave signals in geosynchro(cid:173)
`nous orbit typically 22 300 miles above the
`surface of Earth. The footprint at this distance
`is approximately one-third of the globe.
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`digitize (v.) 1. To encode images or sound in a
`format that may be processed by a computer.
`2. To convert analog information, such as an
`audio signal, into digital data.
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`DIMM See dual in-line memory module.
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`DIN See Deutsche Industrie Norm.
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`Direct Client-to-Client (DCC) (n.) A feature
`of Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client software
`that allows users to bypass the server, sending
`and receiving messages and files directly. This
`protocol protects users from being monitored
`by an IRC server operator. DCC commands
`include DCC CHAT, DCC SEND, and DCC
`GET.
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`DIP switch (n.) Dual in-line package switch; a
`miniature two-position switch mounted on a
`circuit board to set parameters or control func(cid:173)
`tions. Pronounced "DIP:' See figure.
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`direct current (DC) (n.) A flow of electrons
`that moves in one direction at a relatively con(cid:173)
`stant rate through a wire or a circuit. Batteries
`deliver DC voltage. See also alternating current.
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`direct draw (n.) A graphics feature of
`Windows 95 that permits rapid calls to the dis(cid:173)
`play, rather than routing the calls through the
`graphical device interface.
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`directmemoryaccess(DMA) (n.) In comput(cid:173)
`ing, the process of moving data to and from
`memory without routing it through the cen(cid:173)
`tral processing unit (CPU).
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`directory (n.) A listing of information about
`data files and their locations on a storage me(cid:173)
`dium. In the logical format of a hard disk, a
`floppy disk, or a CD-ROM, this "branch" of
`the information tree contains other directo(cid:173)
`ries (subdirectories) and files.
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`Directory Access Protocol (DAP) (n.) Based
`on the X.500 standard, a protocol used for
`communication between a Directory User
`Agent (DUA) and a Directory System Agent
`(DSA).
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`Directory Enabled Network (DEN) (n.) A
`framework for storing information about rout-
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`DIP switch
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`Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) (n.) 1. Sys(cid:173)
`tem of transmitting digital video directly to the
`home via a 200-watt, high-powered satellite for
`reception by a small, relatively inexpensive
`antenna. The programming is transmitted or
`broadcast by satellite directly to the subscrib(cid:173)
`ers' premises. Ground distribution or recep(cid:173)
`tion equipment is only used in the uplink pro(cid:173)
`cess to the satellite or at the subscribers' pre(cid:173)
`mises. Also called Direct Satellite Service (DSS)
`or Direct-to-Home Satellite Service. Hughes
`Electronics DirecTV is a well-known DBS ser(cid:173)
`vice provider. 2. A receiver, repeater, or regen-
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