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Welcome to our Glossary. Here you can find the meaning of words and expressions commonly used by computer-users. Use the query form below to enter a word or part of a word you are looking for. Click the "Search" button to start the search. Search for: You can also take a look at all the words starting with a particular character, select one below: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ... A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z We are looking for more words here, so please mail me any words you don't know and I'll try to find out what they mean. Or send me words you do know and their meaning, so we can add them too and get an even better glossary (either in Dutch or English is fine). Words in our glossary starting with "1" ...

100BaseT
See Fast Ethernet. This is an extension of 10BaseT that runs 10 times faster. It's theoretically capable of 100 Mbps transmission speed. The drawback for some installations is that it requires more expensive Category 5 cable to run at high speeds, where 10BaseT will run on Category 3, 4, or 5 cable.

1080i
HDTV format of 1920x1080 interlace.

1080i25
See 1080i.

10Base2
See Thin Ethernet and BNC connector.

10BaseT
See Twisted Pair.

1394 IEEE
See FireWire. Also know as iLink, IEEE-1394.

16:9
Aspect ratio (width vs height) most commonly known as widescreen or letterbox. It is wider than the standard 4:3 aspect ratio. 16:9 supporters state that the wider picture corresponds much better to the human visual field than the almost square 4:3. Other mention the fact that it matches the cinema screen format better. In Europe more and more broadcasts are done in 16:9.

16bit color depth
Indicates the use of 32,768 different colors. Good for most games, insufficient for photographs.


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