Perk

An abbreviation of the word ‘perquisite’ whose use is largely synonymous with that of fringe benefit, although it has overtones of more specifically job-related kinds of benefit, ...

perk

Language; Dictionaries

Smart; trim; spruce; jaunty; vain.

perk

Language; Slang

An extra financial benefit; a monetary inducement or reward. (From perquisite. See also benies.) * I don’t get paid much, but the perks are good. * I don’t get paid much, and I ...

PERK Study

Eyewear; Optometry; Contact lenses; Eye surgery

A multi-center study of radial keratotomy (RK) outcomes funded by the National Eye Institute. Ten-year results of RK patients who had the surgery in 1983 were published in ...

Boxcar

Tourism & hospitality; Video camera

closed railway freight van

PowerHAD

Consumer electronics; Video camera

PowerHAD is further improvement of the Hyper HAD CCD technology, where the microscopic lenses focus more light onto the light sensors thus increased sensitivity and reduced smear.

progressive scan

Consumer electronics; Video camera

CCD design that allows the acquisition of both odd and even fields at the same time. Progressive scan makes full vertical resolution possible in Donpisha mode.

restart / reset

Consumer electronics; Video camera

Special mode in which the CCD readout cycle is stopped and restarted in synchronization with an external event. In the Stop mode, the CCD still accumulates picture information.

RGB (Red, Green, Blue)

Consumer electronics; Video camera

The primary colors of light that produce a color video image. In video, RGB refers to a system in which these three primary colors are kept isolated and delivered from the source ...

RS-232C

Consumer electronics; Video camera

Serial data transmission standard for computers which can also be used to control camera functions.

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Takahashi Meijin

A former employee of the video game company Hudson Soft who is mostly known for his ability to press a button at a rate of 16 presses per second for ...