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Backup console DVDs
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Bandwidth
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The total frequency range of any system, usually specified as something like 20Hz to 20kHz or -3dB.
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Barcode
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BCA
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Burst Cutting Area
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BCD
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Binary Coded Decimal
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Beige Book
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BER
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Bit Error Rate
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BERL
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Burst Error Length
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Beta
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B-frame
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Bi-directional frame. The frame in an MPEG sequence created by comparing the difference between the current frame and the frames before and after it.
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Birefringence
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Double light refraction
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Bit
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Bit Coding
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BLER
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Block Error Rate
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Block
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The smallest addressable unit on a CD.
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Blocks Per Sector
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Number of logical blocks read from each CD-ROM physical sector. The value depends on the logical block length as defined in the mode block descriptor.
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Blue Book
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Is a defined standard and better known as the term CD-Extra
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Blue Laser Beam Recorder
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BNC Connection
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A special type of connector used in professional A/V components, the BNC connection provides optimum shielding between the video input signal lines to provide the best possible performance.
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Bonding
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