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GLOSSARY<br />

ADVANCED TELEVISION ENHANCEMENT <strong>FOR</strong>UM (ATVEF)<br />

A cross-industry alliance of companies representing the broadcast and cable networks,<br />

television transports, consumer electronics and PC industries. ATVEF has defined<br />

protocols for HTML-based enhanced television.<br />

ANALOG<br />

An analog signal is any continuously variable signal, unlike a digital signal which uses<br />

discrete values. Analog signals are susceptible to noise when copied or transmitted over<br />

long distances.<br />

ANTI-ALIASING<br />

Anti-aliasing, also known as smoothing, is a technique of blending bitmap-based images<br />

and text to reduce the jagged appearance of aliased text. The process of anti-aliasing<br />

blends the edge pixels in areas of transition to give the text a smoother looking<br />

appearance.<br />

ASPECT RATIO<br />

The width-to- height ratio of the screen or monitor. Two aspect ratios are in common use<br />

for television: 4:3 (standard) and 16:9 (widescreen).<br />

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