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Electronic programme guide (EPG)

Entertainment; Video

A programme guide delivered by data transfer rather than printed paper. The EPG gives the content of the current program.

Electronic to electronic mode (E-E mode)

Entertainment; Video

The mode obtained when the VTR is set to record but the tape is not running. The VTR is processing all the signals that it would normally use during recording and playback but without actually ...

Electronics industries association (EIA)

A trade organisation that has created recommended standards for television systems (and other electronic products), including industrial television systems with up to 1225 scanning lines. EIA RS-170A ...

Electrostatic pickup

Entertainment; Video

Pickup of noise generated by electrical sparks such as those caused by fluorescent lights and electrical motors.

Elementary stream (es)

Entertainment; Video

A) The raw output of a compressor carrying a single video or audio signal. b) A generic term for one of the coded video, coded audio, or other coded bit streams. One elementary stream is carried in a ...

Encoding (process)

Entertainment; Video

A process that reads a stream of input pictures or audio samples and produces a valid coded bit stream as defined in the Digital Television Standard.

Encryption

Entertainment; Video

The process of coding data so that a specific code or key is required to restore the original data. In broadcast, this is used to make transmission secure from unauthorised reception as is often ...