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Glossary
Windows Media
®
Audio (WMA)
— An audio compression coding
system developed by Microsoft Corporation, or an audio file created
in the WMA format.
Windows Media
®
DRM10
— A copyright protection technology by
Microsoft Corporation, Windows Media DRM10 is supported by
Windows Media
®
Player 10 and later. Windows Media DRM10
provides a standard copy protection feature and also supports
subscription control.
Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
— An operating system
based on Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Media Center
Edition 2005 provides significantly enhanced multimedia functions
pertaining to viewing and recording TV programs and listening to
music. Various manufacturers offer PCs pre-installed with Windows
XP Media Center Edition 2005, with functionality also linked to
Windows Media
®
Player 10.
WMA 9 Lossless
— An audio codec developed by Microsoft
Corporation. As indicated by its name “Lossless,” this compression
method generates no data loss. Lossless-compressed data can be
decoded fully to their original condition, but the compression ratio is
limited to around one-half. “WMA 9 Lossless” mentioned in this
owner's manual is referred to as “Windows Media Reversible Audio
Compression” in Windows Media
®
Player 10 installed in PCs.
WMV (Windows Media Video)
— A video format developed by
Microsoft Corporation, or a video file created in the WMV format.