Terms and Abbreviations: D
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DA |
distribution amplifier |
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DAB |
digital audio broadcasting |
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DAB-IP |
digital audio broadcasting with an IP application |
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DAS |
direct attached storage |
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DASE |
DTV Application Software Environment |
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DAT |
digital audiotape |
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DAVIC |
Digital Audio Visual Council |
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DAW |
digital audio workstation |
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dB |
decibel |
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dBFS |
decibels full scale |
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DBS |
direct broadcast satellite |
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DC |
direct current |
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DCAS |
downloadable conditional-access system |
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DCC |
directed channel change |
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DCI |
Digital Cinema Initiative |
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DCT |
discrete cosine transform |
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DDR |
digital disk recorder |
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DENG |
Digital ENG |
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DES |
Data Encryption Standard |
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DF |
delay factor |
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DFS |
dynamic frequency selection |
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DHCP |
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol |
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DI |
digital intermediates |
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DiffServ, DF |
differentiated services |
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DLP |
Digital Light Processing |
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DLR |
Dynamic Language Runtime |
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DLT |
digital linear tape |
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DM |
descriptive metadata |
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DMA |
designated market area |
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DMB |
digital multimedia broadcasting |
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DMB-T |
1) digital multimedia broadcasting for television (Chinese standard) |
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DMD |
1) Digital Micromirror Device (Texas Instruments trademark) |
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DMIF |
Digital Multimedia Integration Framework |
| DMOS | difference mean opinion score |
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DMS |
descriptive metadata scheme |
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DMT |
1) a company name |
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DMZ |
demilitarized zone (computer networking) |
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DNS |
Domain Name System |
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DOCSIS 3.0 |
Data Over Cable Service Specification version 3.0 |
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DOF |
depth of field |
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DP |
director of photography |
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DPCM |
differential pulse code modulation |
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DPI |
1) digital program insertion |
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DRM |
digital rights management |
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DS3, T3 line |
Digital Signal 3 |
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DSL |
digital subscriber line |
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DSLAM |
DSL access multiplexer |
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DSM-CC |
digital storage media command and control |
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DSNG |
digital satellite newsgathering |
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DSP |
digital signal processing/processor |
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DTCP |
Digital Transmission Content Protection |
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DTE |
Direct-to-Edit |
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DTH |
direct-to-home |
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DTM |
Dynamic Synchronous Transfer Mode |
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DTMB |
Digital Television Multimedia Broadcast |
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DTMF |
dual-tone multifrequency |
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DTS |
1) Digital Theater Sound/System is a format owned by DTS (Digital Theater Systems) |
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DTT |
digital terrestrial television |
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DTV |
digital television |
| D/U,DUR | desired-to-undesired ratio |
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DV |
digital video |
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DVB |
Digital Video Broadcasting (Project) |
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DVB-C |
DVB Cable |
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DVB-CI |
DVB Common Interface |
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DVB-CSA |
DVB Common Scrambling Algorithm |
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DVB-H |
DVB Handheld |
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DVB-M |
DVB Mobile |
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DVB-RCT |
DVB Return Channel Terrestrial |
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DVB-S |
DVB Satellite |
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DVB-S2 |
DVB Satellite, second generation |
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DVB-SI |
DVB Service Information |
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DVB-SIM |
DVB Simulcrypt |
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DVB-T |
DVB Terrestrial |
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DVB-T2 |
DVB Terrestrial, second generation |
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DVB-TVA |
DVB TV-Anytime |
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DVD-A |
DVD-Audio |
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DV-DIF |
Digital Video Interface Format |
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DVE |
digital video effects |
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DVI |
Digital Visual Interface |
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DVI-D |
DVI-Digital |
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DVI-I |
DVI-Integrated |
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DVR |
digital video recorder |
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DWDM |
dense wavelength division multiplexing |
