AAC | Advanced Audio Coding |
AACS | Advanced Access Content System |
AC | Alternating Current |
AGP | Accelerated Graphics Port |
ANSI | American National Standards Institute |
ASDL | Asynchronous Digital Subscriber Line |
ATA | Advanced Technology Attachment |
AWG | American Wire Gauge |
BNC | Bayonet Neill-Concelman |
CEDIA | Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association |
CDMA | Code Division Multiple Access |
CF | Compact Flash |
CNT | Carbon Nano Tube |
cPCI | Compact Peripheral Component Interconnect |
CPLD | Complex Programmable Logic Device |
CPU | Central Processing Unit |
CRT | Cathode Ray Tube |
DC | Direct Current |
DDRAM | Double Data Random Access Memory |
DHCP | Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol |
D-ILA | Direct-Drive Image Light Amplifier |
DLNA | Digital Living Network Alliance |
DLP | Digital Light Projection |
DMD | Digital Micromirror Device |
DMZ | Demilitarized Zone |
DRM | Digital Rights Management |
DSL | Digital Subscriber Line |
DSP | Digital Signal Processing |
DV | Digital Video |
DVD | Digital Video Disk or Digital Versatile Disk |
DVI | Digital Video Interface |
DVR | Digital Video Recorder |
DTS | Digital Theater Systems |
DTS ES | Digital Theater Systems Extended Surround |
DUN | Dial Up Networking |
ED | Enhanced Definition |
EDTV | Enhanced Definition TV |
EMI | ElectoMagnetic Interference |
EV-DO | Evolution-Data Optimized |
FED | Field Emission Display |
FiOS | Fiber Optic Service |
FPGA | Field Programmable Gate Array |
Fps | Frames Per Second |
FSK | Frequency-Shift Keying |
Gb/s | Giga bits per Second (1000 MB = 1 GB) |
GB/s | Giga Bytes per Second (1 Byte = 8 bits) |
GPS | Global Positioning System |
GPU | Graphics Processing Unit |
GSM | Global System for Mobile communications |
HD | High Definition |
HD DVD | High Definition DVD |
HDCP | High-bandwidth Digital Copy Protection |
HDMI | High Definition Multimedia Interface |
HDTV | High Definition TV |
HTN | Home Theater Network |
HTPC | Home Theater PC |
IEEE | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
ICT | Image Constraint Token |
IO | Input / Output |
IP | Internet Protocol |
IPTV | Internet Protocol Television |
IR | Infrared |
ISA | Industry Standard Architecture |
Kb/s | Kilobits per Second per Second |
KB/s | KiloBytes per Second per Second (1 Byte = 8 bits) |
KVM | Keyboard Video Mouse |
LAN | Local Area Network |
LCD | Liquid Crystal Display |
LCoS | Liquid Crystal on Silicon |
LFE | Low Frequency Effect |
LNCP | Living Network Control Protocol |
LPCM | Linear Pulse Code Modulation |
MAC | Media Access Control (address – not Apple) |
Mb/s | Mega bits per Second |
MB/s | Mega Bytes per Second (1 Byte = 8 bits) |
MIMO | Multiple Inputs Multiple Outputs |
MP | Mega Pixel |
NES | Nintendo Entertainment System |
NRZ | Non-Return-to-Zero |
NTSC | National Television System Committee |
OLED | Organic Light Emitting Diode |
OS | Operating System |
OTA | Over The Air |
PAL | Phase Alternation Line |
PAM | Pulse Amplitude Modulation |
PC | Personal Computer |
PCI | Peripheral Component Interconnect |
PCM | Pulse Code Modulation |
PDA | Personal Digital Assistant |
PDP | Plasma Display Panel |
PMCIA | Personal Computer Memory Card International Association |
POTS | Plain Old Telephone Service |
PS2 | PlayStation 2 |
PS3 | PlayStation 3 |
PSK | Phase-Shift Keying |
PSP | PlayStation Portable |
PSTN | Public Switched Telephone Network |
PVR | Personal Video Recorder |
QAM | Quadrature Amplitude Modulation |
QXGA | Quad Extended Graphics Array |
RAM | Random Access Memory |
RDRAM | RAMBUS Dynamic Random Access Memory |
RF | Radio Frequency |
RFI | Radio Frequency Interference |
RFID | Radio Frequency Identification |
RGB | Red Green Blue |
RGBHV | Red Green Blue Horizontal sync Vertical sync |
ROM | Read-Only Memory |
RPTV | Rear Projection TV |
SATA | Serial Advanced Technology Attachment |
SCSI | Small Computer Systems Interface |
SD | Standard Definition |
SDE | Screen Door Effect |
SDRAM | Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory |
SED | Surface-conduction Electron-emitter Display |
SIP | Session Initiation Protocol |
SNES | Super Nintendo Entertainment System |
S/PDIF | Sony/Philips Digital Interface |
SSID | Service Set Identifier |
STB | Set Top Box |
SVGA | Super Video Graphics Array |
S-VHS | Super-Video Home System |
SXGA | Super Extended Graphics Array |
SXRD | Silicon X-tal Reflective Display |
TDM | Time Division Multiplexing |
TFT | Thin Film Transistor |
THD | Total Harmonic Distortion |
UHF | Ultra High Frequency |
UPnP | Universal Plug and Play |
USB | Universal Serial Bus |
UXGA | Ultra Extended Graphics Array |
VCR | Video Cassette Recorder |
VGA | Video Graphics Array |
VHF | Very High Frequency |
VHS | Video Home System; |
VOIP | Voice Over IP |
VPN | Virtual Private Network |
WAF | Wife Acceptance Factor |
WAP | Wireless Access Point |
WAN | Wide Area Network |
WEP | Wired Equivalent Privacy |
Wi-Fi | Wireless Fidelity |
WiMAX | Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access |
WLAN | Wireless Local Area Network |
WMV | Windows Media Video |
WMV HD | Windows Media High Definition Video |
WPA | Wi-Fi Protected Access |
WPA-PSK | Wi-Fi Protected Access - Pre Shared Key |
WPC | Watts Per Channel |
WQXGA | Wide Quad Extended Graphics Array |
WSXGA | Wide Super Extended Graphics Array |
WUXGA | Wide Ultra Extended Graphics Array |
WVGA | Wide Video Graphics Array |
WXGA | Wide Extended Graphics Array |
XD | Extreme Definition |
XGA | Extended Graphics Array |