Acronyms


AAC

Advanced Access Content

A/V

Audio/Visual

AVI

(Audio Video Interleaved) large file format for developing and viewing audio/video files

AC

Alternating Current

AWG

Arbitrary waveform generator

C

Capacitor

CAT5

Category 5 cable

CE

Chip Enable

CCM

Custom Content Management

CMS

Content Mangament Software

CTB

Composite triple beat

DB

Decibel

DC

Direct Current

DCB

Data Center Bridging?

DDC

Digital Data Converter

DE

Discard Eligibility

DIP

Dual In-line Package or Dual In-line Pin or Dual integrated pin switch

DIVX

Codec with an MPEG-4 Format to produce high quality video files at
lower bit rates from DVD

EDID

Extended Display Identification Data

ESD

Electostatic Discharge

ET

Electrical Current Transducer

FAT

File Allocation Table

GBPS

Gigabits per second (1,073,741,824 bits per second)

GHZ

Gigahertz

GPIO

General Purpose Input/Output functionality allows push-button
interactivity in digital signage

HA

High Availability

HD

High Definition

HDCP

High definition content protection

HDMI

High-definition Multimedia Interface

HM

Half-Normalled

HSC

High Speed Channel

HSM

Hardware Security Mode

IR

Reserve Current

KHZ

Kilo Hertz

LAB

Logic Array Block

LCD

Liquid Crystal Display Panel

LED

Light Emitting Diode

MHZ

Mega Hertz

MP

Media Player

MPEG

Moving Picture Experts Group

OHMS

Voltage

PAS

Insulated wire that is designed to replace non-insulated wires on middle
voltage electrical distribution poles

PCB

Printed Circuit Board

PVC

Polyvinyl Chloride [insulation]

RCA

Electrical connector commonly used to carry audio and video signals

RF

Radio Frequency

RH

Thre terminal potentiometer most positive point

RJ

Registered Jack

RoHS

Lead free European (EU) Standard specification

RS

Standard to define electrical characteristics of drivers and receivers

RSS

Really Simple Syndication

RX

Reciever

SDHC

Secure Digital [Flash Card] High Capacity

SD

Standard Definition

SD Card

Secure Digital [Flash Card]

SNMP

Simple Network Management Protocol

SPDIF

Sony/Philips Digital Interface Format

SW

Short Wave

SXGA

Super XGA (1400X1050)

THD

Total Harmonic Distortion

THD+N

Total Harmonic Distortion Plus Noise

TMDS

Transition-minimized differential signaling

TX

Transmitter

USB

Universal Serial Bus

UXGA

Ultra XGA (1600x1200 pixels resolution)

V

Vacuum tube

VG

Video Graphics

VGA

Video Graphics Array

VW

A flammability rating established by Underwriters Laboratories for wires and cables that pass
a specfially designed vertical flame test, formerly designated FR-1

WAV

Digital audio sound file extensions

WE/SS

Write Enable/Solid State

WMP

Windows Media Player

WM9

Windows Media Player 9 format file

Zip

A data compression format that holds multiple large file in a directory for download