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Television

Any device used to transmit and recieve moving images, usually accompanied by sound.

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Frequency suckout

Consumer electronics; Television

A sharp signal loss or notch within a device or system's passband.

Frequency

Consumer electronics; Television

The cycles-per-second count of a given audio or radio wave

Frame

Consumer electronics; Television

A single complete video picture composed of the odd scan line field and the even scan line field interlaced together.

Encoder

Consumer electronics; Television

A device used to alter a signal so that it cannot be readily used unless another device (decoder) is authorised to do so.

Electrical length

Consumer electronics; Television

In regard to performance, it is the effective length of an electrical device such as an antenna or transmission line (often expressed in wavelengths) rather than the physical length.

Earth station

Consumer electronics; Television

The antenna and associated electronic equipment needed for satellite communications.

Effective height

Consumer electronics; Television

The height of a antenna from ground in terms of its centre of radiation rather than its physical location.

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