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Author: Jason Thibeault

Single Sign-On

Single Sign On is an authentication method that allows a user to log in with a single user ID and password to access one or more software systems that might be independent of each other.

Start-Over

The ability for a viewer to rewind to the start/beginning of a program which is currently being broadcast and play it in a timeshifted fashion.

Tokenized URL

URL that has a token to control access to the resource specified by the URL. Token is the signature mechanism for URL to manage access control in this context.

Trick Play

Trick play is a feature of digital video systems that mimic the visual feedback given during fast-forward, pause and rewind operations that were provided by analog systems, such as VCRs and in multiple speeds.

Unicast

Unicast delivery in IP networks involves a 1:1 data transmission scheme where one host or endpoint is communicating with one other host or endpoint exclusively.  Contrast with broadcast or multicast transmission models. Unicast has been heavily used in video with the arrival of ABR streaming, leveraging the HTTP protocol.