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Chapter 7: Glossary
FBAS —
The analog color video baseband signal (FBAS) is also called Composite
Video and is part of the PAL TV standard.
KVM —
Keyboard, video, and mouse.
Mini-XLR —
Industrial standard for electrical plug connections (3-pole) for the
transmission of digital audio and control signals.
Multimode —
62.5-µ multimode fiber cable or 50-µ multimode fiber cable.
OSD —
The On-Screen Display is used to display information or to operate a
device.
Quad-Head —
A system with four video connections.
RCA (Cinch) —
A non-standardized plug connection for transmission of electrical
audio and video signals, especially with coaxial cables.
SFP —
Small Form Factor Pluggable (SFP) modules are pluggable interface
modules for Gigabit connections. SFP modules are available for CATx and fiber
interconnect cables.
Single-Head —
A system with one video connection.
Single Link —
A DVI-D interface for resolutions up to 1920 x 1200 by signal
transmission of up to 165 MPixels/s (24-bit). Alternative frequencies are Full HD
(1080p), 2K HD (2048 x 1080), and 2048 x 1152.
Single-mode —
9-µ single-mode fiber cable.
S-Video (Y/C) —
The S-Video (Y/C) is a video format transmitting luminance and
chrominance signals separately. It has a higher-quality standard than FBAS.
TOSLINK —
Standardized fiber connection system for digital transmission of
audio signals (F05 plug connection).
Triple-Head —
A system with three video connections.
USB-HID —
USB-HID devices (Human Interface Device) allow for data input.
There is no need for a special driver during installation. “New USB-HID device
found” is reported. Typical HID devices include keyboards, mice, graphics tablets,
and touchscreens. Storage, video, and audio devices are not HID.
VGA —
Video Graphics Array (VGA) is a computer graphics standard with a
typical resolution of 640 x 480 pixels and up to 262,144 colors. It is preceded by
the graphics standards MDA, CGA, and EGA.