Apple QuickTime Movie File
File with .mov extension which uses QuickTime File Format (QTFF) multimedia container to store audio, video and metadata.
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Application Programming Interface (API)
Application Programming Interface (API) is a software intermediary that allows two applications to communicate with each other. They can be used to access data and service functionality within…
Read articleArtificial Intelligence
The ability for a computer or machine to perform functions typically associated with intelligent living beings such as humans.
Read articleATSC
Advanced Television Standard Committee
Read articleAutonomous System Number (ASN)
Autonomous System Number (ASN) is a unique identifier assigned to each network operator who manages part of the Internet and participates in the BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) global…
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Amazon Web Services
Read articleBad Actor
In streaming video, a bad actor is a pirate mass-distributes content illegally or a consumer who is engaging in unauthorized access to licensed content.
Read articleBandwidth
Amount of data that flows from Point A to Point B within the network over a certain period of time
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Bottleneck Bandwidth and Round-trip propagation time
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One-to-many information delivery scheme. It is a one-way communications method. In the context of traditional content delivery such as by over-the-air (OTA) signals such as radio or television,…
Read articleBusiness Metadata
Data related to commercial aspects of media acquisition, distribution, sale, and presentation.
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A temporary location that stores copies of objects.
Read articleCache Efficiency
The system property that describes the ratio of "cache hits" to the number of requests.
Read articleCache Hit
A cache hit is when a request for data from a cache server is found on the server in memory or on disk and served.
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A cache miss is when a request for data from a cache server is not found on the server in memory or on disk. The server will reach…
Read articleCanonical Name (CNAME) Record
Canonical Name (CNAME) Record or Alias Record. A type of resource record in the Domain Name System (DNS) that specifies that one domain name is an alias of…
Read articleCarrier-Grade Network Address Translation (CGNAT)
Carrier-Grade Network Address Translation (CGNAT) is often used by network operators to allow a large number of private IP addresses, and hence users, to reside behind a small number…
Read articleCatch’up TV
The ability for a viewer to play recently broadcast programs on demand, without having to decide to record them first. Typically, the service is proposed from a rolling…
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