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To draw energy from a circuit. 2. To monitor, with or without authorization, the information that is being transmitted via a communications circuit. 3. To extract a portion of the ...

tap

Video games; Shmups

Moving your ship a very short distance to the left or right to narrowly avoid aimed shots.

tap

Automation; Industrial automation

A connection to a trunk cable. The tap allows part of the signal on the trunk to be passed to a station, and the signal transmitted by the station to be passed to the trunk.

sony internet tv

Consumer electronics; Television

The first TV to use the Google platform, the Sony Internet TV allows users to watch TV and surf the web at the same time.

Sony Internet TV

Consumer electronics; Television

The world’s first TV using the Google platform, this TV allows users to watch TV while searching the internet on the same screen.

bandpass filter

Consumer electronics; Television

A device that passes a range of frequencies while blocking frequencies outside that range.

zoom

Consumer electronics; Television

A term used to denote the ability to adjust the lens angle of view to change the perceived distance to the subject matter.

yagi

Consumer electronics; Television

A directional antenna commonly composed of a dipole, a parasitic reflector, and one or more parasitic directors.

white clipper

Consumer electronics; Television

A video circuit designed to prevent excessive video levels from generating interference on the audio portion of the television signal.

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Motion capture

In animation, the recording of joint positions and rotations from movements performed typically by a human actor. This information is then applied to ...