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DIGITAL TELEVISION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-05-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Television (Radioelectricity)
- Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- digital television
1, record 1, English, digital%20television
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- digital TV 2, record 1, English, digital%20TV
correct
- DTV 3, record 1, English, DTV
correct
- DTV 3, record 1, English, DTV
- digital video broadcasting 4, record 1, English, digital%20video%20broadcasting
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Use of pulse code modulation to translate video and sound signals into a binary computer code consisting of "ones" and "zeroes". 6, record 1, English, - digital%20television
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Télévision (Radioélectricité)
- Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- télévision numérique
1, record 1, French, t%C3%A9l%C3%A9vision%20num%C3%A9rique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- TVN 2, record 1, French, TVN
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- TV numérique 3, record 1, French, TV%20num%C3%A9rique
correct, feminine noun
- télé numérique 4, record 1, French, t%C3%A9l%C3%A9%20num%C3%A9rique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Télévision dont le signal est traité par ordinateur afin de permettre une plus grande fidélité de reproduction de l'image. 5, record 1, French, - t%C3%A9l%C3%A9vision%20num%C3%A9rique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Televisión (Radioelectricidad)
- Técnicas y equipo audiovisuales
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- televisión digital
1, record 1, Spanish, televisi%C3%B3n%20digital
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En contraste con la televisión tradicional, que codifica los datos de manera analógica, la televisión digital codifica sus señales de forma binaria, habilitando así la posibilidad de crear vías de retorno entre consumidor y productor de contenidos, abriendo así la posibilidad de crear aplicaciones interactivas. 1, record 1, Spanish, - televisi%C3%B3n%20digital
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-05-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Telecommunications
- Television (Radioelectricity)
- Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- high-definition television
1, record 2, English, high%2Ddefinition%20television
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- HDTV 2, record 2, English, HDTV
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- high definition TV 3, record 2, English, high%20definition%20TV
correct
- high definition television 4, record 2, English, high%20definition%20television
correct
- high-definition TV set 5, record 2, English, high%2Ddefinition%20TV%20set
correct
- high-definition television set 6, record 2, English, high%2Ddefinition%20television%20set
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A television set using digital signals instead of the standard analog format. 6, record 2, English, - high%2Ddefinition%20television
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
HDTV television systems ... boast around 1200 lines (roughly twice the resolution of current systems). 7, record 2, English, - high%2Ddefinition%20television
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In its ideal form (that is with onboard memory and processing power and with interactive networked links to satellite, cable and computer networks) HDTV could be the principal home information and entertainment system of the twenty-first century. 7, record 2, English, - high%2Ddefinition%20television
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
High-definition television would permit movie quality displays, though the screens must be large to perceive it. They would also let users store and manipulate images far beyond the ability of today's videocassette recorders. 8, record 2, English, - high%2Ddefinition%20television
Record 2, Key term(s)
- digital television
- high definition TV set
- high definition television set
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Télécommunications
- Télévision (Radioélectricité)
- Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- télévision haute définition
1, record 2, French, t%C3%A9l%C3%A9vision%20haute%20d%C3%A9finition
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- T.V.H.D. 2, record 2, French, T%2EV%2EH%2ED%2E
correct
- TVHD 3, record 2, French, TVHD
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- télévision à haute définition 2, record 2, French, t%C3%A9l%C3%A9vision%20%C3%A0%20haute%20d%C3%A9finition
feminine noun
- T.V.H.D. 2, record 2, French, T%2EV%2EH%2ED%2E
feminine noun
- T.V.H.D. 2, record 2, French, T%2EV%2EH%2ED%2E
- récepteur de télévision haute définition 2, record 2, French, r%C3%A9cepteur%20de%20t%C3%A9l%C3%A9vision%20haute%20d%C3%A9finition
masculine noun
- téléviseur haute définition 2, record 2, French, t%C3%A9l%C3%A9viseur%20haute%20d%C3%A9finition
correct, masculine noun
- T.V.H.D. 2, record 2, French, T%2EV%2EH%2ED%2E
masculine noun
- TVHD 4, record 2, French, TVHD
correct, masculine noun
- T.V.H.D. 2, record 2, French, T%2EV%2EH%2ED%2E
- téléviseur HD 2, record 2, French, t%C3%A9l%C3%A9viseur%20HD
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Récepteur répondant à la nouvelle norme technique de définition de l'image de télévision où l'image est mieux définie grâce à des écrans contenant 1 000 à 2 000 lignes. 5, record 2, French, - t%C3%A9l%C3%A9vision%20haute%20d%C3%A9finition
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le programme dit HDTV (High Definition TV) de la CBS, qui visera, comme le sigle l'indique, à faire arriver du ciel des émissions à haute définition, soit 1 100 lignes au lieu de 525 pour le standard américain actuel [...] Le programme américain de RCA, qui table sur l'emploi de quatre satellites de 1 106 kg chacun offrent six canaux (quatre pour la télévision conventionnelle, deux pour la télévision haute définition). (Sciences et Avenir, numéro 444, février 1984, page 37.) 5, record 2, French, - t%C3%A9l%C3%A9vision%20haute%20d%C3%A9finition
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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