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Television

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

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Anchor

Consumer electronics; Television

In aerial construction, a buried metal structure to which guy wires are tied.

Black level

Consumer electronics; Television

The brightness of black (peak) in a video signal (referenced in NTSC as 7.5 IRE).

Blanking

Consumer electronics; Television

That part of the video signal where the amplitude and timing renders retrace as invisible.

Block converter

Consumer electronics; Television

A device that shifts a group of frequencies to a higher or lower grouping.

Blacker-than-black

Consumer electronics; Television

Below reference black level (sync pulse direction) in a composite video signal.

Agile

Consumer electronics; Television

A device capable of user frequency selection as opposed to being fixed in frequency.

Automatic gain control (AGC)

Consumer electronics; Television

Circuitry that automatically adjusts the electronic amplification of the video signal to compensate for varying levels of scene illumination.)

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