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[Jason Fritz]

I've recently started work on providing acronym definitions on dtvusaforum.com for DTV, Home Theater, and etc. When an acronym or abbreviation such as " HDTV " is posted, a user can move their mouse over the word for an expanded explanation or meaning and see that HDTV means High Definition Television. On browsers like FireFox and Google Chrome, you'll b able to see a small hashed underline under a acronym that has a definition.

If you would like to suggest, discuss, or make a different kind of recommendation about acronyms, please respond to this thread.

Our current database of acronyms and abbreviations looks like this:

Updated 5-31-09

'8VSB' => '8-level Vestigial Sideband Modulation'
'AC-3' => 'Arc Consistency Algorithm #3'
'afaik' => 'As far as I know'
'AGL' => 'Above Ground Level (sometimes HAGL)'
'AMSL' => 'Above Mean Sea Level'
'ATSC' => 'Advanced Television Systems Committee'
'CC' => 'Closed Captioning'
'CDBS' => 'Consolidated DataBase System (used by FCC)'
'cecb' => 'Coupon Elgible Converter Box'
'CRTC' => 'Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission'
'db' => 'Decibel'
'dbm' => 'db compared to microvolt'
'DBS' => 'Direct Broadcast Satellites'
'digital transition' => 'Government mandated switch to Digital Television on June 12th, 2009'
'DTS' => 'Distributed Transmission System'
'dtv' => 'Digital Television'
'dtv box' => 'Digital-to-Analog Converter Box'
'DVB/T' => 'Digital Video Broadcasting Terrestrial'
'DVI' => 'Digital Visual Interface'
'DVR' => 'Digital Video Recoder'
'EAS' => 'Emergency Alert System'
'EIT' => 'Event Information Table'
'epg' => 'Electronic Program Guide (On Screen Channel Guide)'
'ERP' => 'Effective Radiated Power'
'F/B' => 'Front to Back'
'FAA' => 'Federal Aviation Administration'
'FCC' => 'Federal Communications Commission'
'FTA' => 'Free To Air'
'HAAT' => 'Height Above Average Terrain'
'hd' => 'High Definition'
'HDCP' => 'High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection'
'HDMI' => 'High-Definition Multimedia Interface'
'hdtv' => 'High Definition Television'
'ht' => 'Home Theater'
'IFB' => 'Interruptible Feedback or Interruptible Foldback'
'ISDB' => 'Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting'
'js' => 'JavaScript'
'KW' => 'Kilowatt'
'LCD' => 'Liquid Crystal Display'
'MPEG' => 'Motion Picture Experts Group'
'MTS' => 'Multichannel Television Sound'
'NTSC' => 'National Television System Committee (also jokingly called Never The Same Color)'
'OTA' => 'Over The Air'
'PAL' => 'Phase Alternating Line'
'PID' => 'Packet Indentifiers'
'pip' => 'Picture in a Picture'
'pr' => 'Google Page Ranking'
'PSA' => 'Public Service Announcement'
'PSIP' => 'Program and System Information Protocol'
'RGB' => 'Red Green Blue'
'S/R' => 'Signal to Noise'
'SECAM' => 'Sequential Color with Memory (translated from French)'
'seo' => 'Search Engine Optimization'
'SNR' => 'Signal to Noise'
'STL' => 'Studio Transmitter Link'
'tbd' => 'To be discussed'
'TPO' => 'Transmitter Power Output'
'TVCT' => 'Terrestrial Virtual Channel Table'
'tvgos' => 'TV Guide On Screen'
'ULS' => 'Universal Licensing System'
'vb' => 'vBulletin'
'vbseo' => 'vBulletin SEO'
'VGA' => 'Video Graphics Array'
'YIQ' => 'Code where Y=Luminance, I=In Phase chrominance and Q=Quadrature amplitude modulation'
'YPrPb' => 'Code where Y= Luminance, Pr is Y-Red and Pb is Y-Blue'
'YUV' => 'Code where Y= Luminance, Pr is Y-Red and Pb is Y-Blue'

 

[1inxs]

That's a nice touch. Now I don't have to use my handy dandy pocket acronym dictionary Thanks for making the forum more user friendly.

 

[jerseygirl]

Jay,opcorn: you are doing a fantastic job.

Thanks for make the things here easier to everyone right now. (Because I had to search by google what each term was meant to be).

opcorn:

 

[Jason Fritz]

That's a nice touch. Now I don't have to use my handy dandy pocket acronym dictionary Thanks for making the forum more user friendly.

Jay,opcorn: you are doing a fantastic job.

Thanks for make the things here easier to everyone right now. (Because I had to search by google what each term was meant to be).

opcorn:

Thanks.

Added the following today:

'cecb' => 'Coupon Elgible Converter Box'
'epg' => 'Electronic Program Guide (On Screen Channel Guide)'

 

[Orrymain]

I've noticed that before and I do like it. Anything to help us not have to go to another page and check a glossary or something works for me. Thanks for that feature.

 

[Aaron62]

How about,

stb = set top box
pq = picture quality

:thumb:

 

[1inxs]

How about,

stb = set top box
pq = picture quality

:thumb:

Good call on STB = set top box, but pq for picture quality?? Is pq a true acronym?

 

[Jason Fritz]

How about,

stb = set top box
pq = picture quality

:thumb:

Good call on STB = set top box, but pq for picture quality?? Is pq a true acronym?

Yeah, not sure how I feel about PQ. Problem is, if I set it for PQ and there's another acronym that it would be confused with...might be a problem.

stb = :thumb:

 

[1inxs]

Yeah, not sure how I feel about PQ. Problem is, if I set it for PQ and there's another acronym that it would be confused with...might be a problem.

stb = :thumb:

Not to be confused with STD

 

[Aaron62]

IMHO = In My Humble Opinion

 

[Piggie]

I've recently started work on providing acronym definitions on dtvusaforum.com for DTV, Home Theater, and etc.

ERP = Effective Radiated Power
KW = Kilowatt
db = decibel
NM (db) = Noise Margin decibel
dbm = db compared to microvolt
TPO = Transmitter Power Output
PSIP = Program and System Information Protocol
ATSC = Advanced Television Systems Committee
NTSC = National Television System Committee (also jokingly called Never The Same Color)
PAL = Phase Alternating Line
DVR = Digital Video Recoder
PID = Packet Indentifiers
TVCT = Terrestrial Virtual Channel Table
EIT = Event Information Table
F/B = Front to Back
SNR or S/R = Signal to Noise
DTS = Distributed Transmission System

I am sure I know dozens more but the brain has stopped for the moment.

 

[Jason Fritz]

ERP = Effective Radiated Power
KW = Kilowatt
db = decibel
NM (db) = Noise Margin decibel
dbm = db compared to microvolt
TPO = Transmitter Power Output
PSIP = Program and System Information Protocol
ATSC = Advanced Television Systems Committee
NTSC = National Television System Committee (also jokingly called Never The Same Color)
PAL = Phase Alternating Line
DVR = Digital Video Recoder
PID = Packet Indentifiers
TVCT = Terrestrial Virtual Channel Table
EIT = Event Information Table
F/B = Front to Back
SNR or S/R = Signal to Noise
DTS = Distributed Transmission System

I am sure I know dozens more but the brain has stopped for the moment.

Awesome, thanks Pig!

IMHO = In My Humble Opinion

I like it!

Not to be confused with STD

I should do a mystery acronym for a contest one of these days.

 

[Piggie]

Probably need to make at least a temp page with the list alphabetical, so it can be checked when myself and others think of one to list.

This one I just used in a post

PSA = Public Service Announcement

others that hit me:

FTA = Free To Air
EAS = Emergency Alert System
RGB = Red Green Blue
LCD = Liquid Crystal Display
FCC = Federal Communications Commission
SECAM = Sequential Color with Memory (translated from French)
CRTC = Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
HDMI = High-Definition Multimedia Interface
VGA = Video Graphics Array
MTS = Multichannel Television Sound
AC-3 = Arc Consistency Algorithm #3
MPEG = Motion Picture Experts Group
DBS = Direct Broadcast Satellites
8VSB = 8-level Vestigial Sideband Modulation
DVB/T = Digital Video Broadcasting Terrestrial
ISDB = Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting
CC = Closed Captioning
OTA = Over The Air
YPrPb = Code where Y= Luminance, Pr is Y-Red and Pb is Y-Blue
YIQ = Code where Y=Luminance, I=In Phase chrominance and Q=Quadrature amplitude modulation
YUV = About the same as YPrPb.

On another idea, should the Acronym page also be a Glossary?
I do agree an acronym page is more important than a glossary, because you can goolge a phrase and get better results than an acronym.

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Note Humor!

I think the Playboy channel does use STD = Streaming Testosterone Distribution

 

[Piggie]

DVI = Digital Visual Interface
HDCP = High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection

 

[Jason Fritz]

Probably need to make at least a temp page with the list alphabetical, so it can be checked when myself and others think of one to list.

This one I just used in a post

PSA = Public Service Announcement

others that hit me:

FTA = Free To Air
EAS = Emergency Alert System
RGB = Red Green Blue
LCD = Liquid Crystal Display
FCC = Federal Communications Commission
SECAM = Sequential Color with Memory (translated from French)
CRTC = Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
HDMI = High-Definition Multimedia Interface
VGA = Video Graphics Array
MTS = Multichannel Television Sound
AC-3 = Arc Consistency Algorithm #3
MPEG = Motion Picture Experts Group
DBS = Direct Broadcast Satellites
8VSB = 8-level Vestigial Sideband Modulation
DVB/T = Digital Video Broadcasting Terrestrial
ISDB = Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting
CC = Closed Captioning
OTA = Over The Air
YPrPb = Code where Y= Luminance, Pr is Y-Red and Pb is Y-Blue
YIQ = Code where Y=Luminance, I=In Phase chrominance and Q=Quadrature amplitude modulation
YUV = About the same as YPrPb.

On another idea, should the Acronym page also be a Glossary?
I do agree an acronym page is more important than a glossary, because you can goolge a phrase and get better results than an acronym.

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Note Humor!

I think the Playboy channel does use STD = Streaming Testosterone Distribution

DVI = Digital Visual Interface
HDCP = High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection

I've built a database sheet for these references which will sort everything automatcally.....and I'll update my original post (Here: http://www.dtvusaforum.com/forum-help-zone/2694-attention-members-we-need-your-input.html#post14221) after I've added all of the suggestions!

Again, great work! :whoo:

 

[Piggie]

I've built a database sheet for these references which will sort everything automatcally.....and I'll update my original post (Here: http://www.dtvusaforum.com/forum-help-zone/2694-attention-members-we-need-your-input.html#post14221) after I've added all of the suggestions!

Again, great work! :whoo:

Are you going to include the STD???? )

 

[Piggie]

I have been leaving a window open for the list, as I come across acronyms, I add them. Some I had to look up myself! So a list will be good.

 

[1inxs]

Are you going to include the STD???? )

He he he!! The only time that would be referenced here is if someone stuck the wrong connection into the wrong plug

 

[Piggie]

He he he!! The only time that would be referenced here is if someone stuck the wrong connection into the wrong plug

Yeah, well when Ted Olson and David Boies agree it's a matter of civil rights, the mice can lay with the lions. Well until the lions get hungry.

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New ones

HAAT = Height Above Average Terrain
AGL = Above Ground Level (sometimes HAGL)
AMSL = Above Mean Sea Level
FAA = Federal Aviation Administration
CDBS = Consolidated DataBase System (used by FCC)
ULS = Universal Licensing System

 

[Piggie]

STL = Studio Transmitter Link
IFB = Interruptible Feedback or Interruptible Foldback

IFB is one of those that begs for a glossary, as the name means little to someone never in a TV studio.