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COMPRESSION ROUTINE [2 records]

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Record 1 2004-06-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Programs and Programming
DEF

A routine that converts a program format having one instruction per card to a program format having several instructions per card.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
OBS

Voir compression de données.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Programas y programación (Informática)
DEF

Rutina que transfiere un programa objeto desde una memoria o dispositivo de almacenamiento a tarjetas (fichas) perforadas, de tal manera que cada una de ellas contenga el mayor número posible de instrucciones.

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Record 2 2002-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audio Technology
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
DEF

A sound compression routine that compresses the 6 channel soundtrack from movies into a single digital stream that occupies less space.

OBS

The 6 channels are: front left, center, front right, rear right, rear left and a LFR (Low Frequency Effects) channel for deep bass effects. The LFE channel is given the .1 rating, thus giving 5.1 channels of discrete CD-Quality audio.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électroacoustique
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
DEF

[...] procédé de compression du son qui compresse les 6 pistes audio des films en un seul flux de données numériques à 6 canaux occupant un espace réduit.

OBS

Les 6 canaux du Dolby Digital 5.1 sont désignés comme suit : avant-gauche, central, avant-droit, arrière-droit, arrière-gauche ainsi qu'un canal LFE réservé aux basses fréquences. Le canal LFE (Low Frequency Effect) est désigné par .1 : on obtient donc 5.1 canaux d'une qualité similaire à celle d'un CD audio.

Spanish

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