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Bouquet association table (BAT)

Entertainment; Video

A) The BAT provides information regarding bouquets (collections of services marketed as a single entity). b) Table describing a bouquet of programmes offered by a broadcaster. DVB only.

Compatibility

Entertainment; Video

A complex concept regarding how well ATV schemes work with existing television receivers, transmission channels, home video equipment, and professional production equipment. See also Channel- ...

Bowtie test signal

Entertainment; Video

The bowtie test signal actually consists of three signals, each being fed to a different channel of the CAV system and is used to evaluate the relative amplitudes and relative timing on some CAV ...

Compatible video consortium

Entertainment; Video

An organisation established by Cox Enterprises and Tribune Broadcasting, which together own 14 television stations, 24 CATV systems, and two production companies. The CVC, which is open to other ...

Box house

Entertainment; Video

A slang term for a mail-order business for audio and video components. Box houses frequently offer little or no consumer support or equipment repair.

Compiler

Entertainment; Video

Translation programme that converts high-level programme instructions into a set of binary instructions (machine code) for execution. Each high-level language requires a compiler or an interpreter. A ...

Break elongation

Entertainment; Video

The relative elongation of a specimen of magnetic tape or base film at the instant of breaking when it has been stretched at a given rate.

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