Philips SPH8628/12 User Manual

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Memory Stick

Memory Stick. A flash memory card for digital 

storage on cameras, camcorders and other 

handheld devices.
MMC Card

MultiMedia Card. A flash memory card that 

provides storage for cellphones, PDAs and 

other handheld devices. The card uses flash 

memory for read/write applications or ROM 

chips (ROM-MMC) for static information, the 

latter widely used for adding applications to a 

Palm PDA.
Motion JPEG

Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) is an informal name for 

multimedia formats where each video frame 

or interlaced field of a digital video sequence 

is separately compressed as a JPEG image. It is 

often used in mobile appliances such as digital 

cameras.
MP3

A file format with a sound data compression 

system. MP3 is the abbreviation of Motion 

Picture Experts Group 1 (or MPEG-1) Audio 

Layer 3. With the MP3 format, one CD-R or 

CD-RW can contain about 10 times more data 

than a regular CD. 

S

SD Card

Secure Digital Memory Card. A flash memory 

card that provides storage for digital cameras, 

cellphones and PDAs. SD Cards use the same 

32 x 24mm form factor as the MultiMediaCard 

(MMC), but are slightly thicker (2.1mm vs. 

1.4mm), and SD Card readers accept both 

formats. Cards up to 4GB are available.

12 Glossary

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Aspect ratio

Aspect ratio refers to the length to height ratio 

of TV screens. The ratio of a standard TV is 4:3, 

while the ratio of a high-definition or wide TV 

is 16:9. The letter box allows you to enjoy a 

picture with a wider perspective on a standard 

4:3 screen. 

J

JPEG

A very common digital still picture format. A 

still-picture data compression system proposed 

by the Joint Photographic Expert Group, which 

features small decrease in image quality in 

spite of its high compression ratio. Files are 

recognized by their file extension ‘.jpg’ or ‘.jpeg.’

K

Kbps

Kilobits per second. A digital-data-rate 

measurement system which is often used with 

highly compressed formats such as AAC, DAB, 

MP3 etc. The higher the amount, the better the 

quality generally is.
Kensington lock

A Kensington Security Slot (also called a K-Slot 

or Kensington lock). Part of an anti-theft system. 

It is a small, metal-reinforced hole found on 

almost all small or portable computer and 

electronics equipment, particularly on expensive 

and/or relatively light ones, such as laptops, 

computer monitors, desktop computers, 

gaming consoles, and video projectors. It is 

used for attaching a lock-and-cable apparatus, in 

particular those from Kensington.

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