Also increasingly used to carry digital data to and from subscribers. Users can request data from any of the CD-ROMs in the jukebox one at a time. Acronym for compressed digital video, which is the compression of video images for high-speed transmission. In personal and business computing applications, the most common use for such a device is in a modem. Also called CD or optical disc.
CDs can hold more than an hour of high-fidelity recorded sound.
The legal right granted to the originator of a creative piece, such as texts, music, movies or other video programs, paintings and even computer programs, to exclusive publication, production, sale or distribution of the work. Registration of a copyright is not necessary to create one, but registration strengthens an originator's legal rights. Of or related to a copyright. Acronym for Digital Broadcast System. An alternative to cable and analog satellite reception initially utilizing a fixed 18-inch dish focused on one or more geostationary satellites.