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NTIA
Entertainment; TV
National Telecommunications and Information Administration. The President's principal adviser on telecommunications and information policy issues.
Penstock
Energy; Hydroelectric
The pipe used to direct water flow towards turbine and into powerhouse.
NTSC
Entertainment; TV
National Television Systems Committee. This is the name of the current analog transmission standard used in the U.S., which the committee created in 1953.
Cavitation
Energy; Hydroelectric
When air bubbles pass through turbine, damage can be done to the blades, resulting in capacity and efficiency loss. Cavitation describes the vibrations or noise heard as the air ...
native resolution
Entertainment; TV
Specific resolution that a TV set — whether integrated or not — or a monitor, is designed to display. All other resolutions must be either up-converted or down-converted for ...
Alternating current
Energy; Hydroelectric
Also known as AC, this electric current changes direction multiple times within a second.
NTSC tuner
Entertainment; TV
A device built in to a TV set that allows reception of analog broadcasting.
