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Glossary is usually defined as an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge. This knowledge base glossary provides a collection of knowledge base documents that define many technical terms. These terms are arranged alphabetically, but you can quickly jump to a specific term by selecting its first letter from the index of the knowledge base glossary below.
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296 Glossary Terms Found
Binary Coded Decimal
A code for representing decimal digits in a binary format.

Binary Counter
Group of flip-flops connected in a special arrangement in which the states of the flip-flops represent the binary number equivalent to the number of pulses that have occurred.

Binary Image
A black and white image represented as a single bit containing zeros and ones, in which objects appear as silhouettes. It is the result of thresholding.

Binary System (base 2)
Number system in which there are only two possible digit values, 0 and 1.

Bipolar
A signal range that includes both positive and negative values.

Bipolar DAC
Digital-to-analog converter that accepts signed binary numbers as input and produces the corresponding positive or negative analog output value.

Bit
One binary digit, either 0 or 1

Blackman Harris Window
Similar to Hanning window, this window has a slightly wider main lobe but much better dynamic range. It is optimized to provide the minimum side lobe level.

Blackman Window
Similar to the Hanning and Hamming windows, this window has slightly wider central lobes and less sideband leakage.

Blanking
Related to composite sync, this signal has both horizontal and vertical components and is at is negative level whenever video is to be blanked or turned off.

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