| 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 |
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