DVD-Video API Common Terms
The following table lists terms and abbreviations commonly encountered with the DVD-Video API and DVD technology.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| COM | Component Object Model. |
| DVD-Video API | A set of COM interfaces for DVD-Video playback. This term is also used to refer to the middleware that these COM interfaces control. |
| DVD | An acronym that does not actually stand for anything. Digital Video Disc and Digital Versatile Disc are two historical phrases commonly associated with DVD. |
| DVD-ROM | DVD Read-Only Memory, which is the core format of DVD. |
| DVD-Video | An encoding standard for high-quality digital video and audio on a disc format. |
| ISRC | International Standard Recording Code. |
| ISV | Independent software vendor. |
| NTSC | National Television Systems Committee, which is the television standard used in the United States, Canada, and Japan. |
| OEM | Original equipment manufacturer. |
| OSD | On-screen display. |
| OSTA | Optical Storage Technology Association. |
| PAL | Phase Alternate Line, which is the television standard used in Europe. |
| PCI | Presentation Control Information, which is data in the DVD-Video format for aspect ratios, angle changes menu highlights, timing, and so on. |
| STB | Set-top box. |
| UDF | Universal Disk Format. |
Last updated on Thursday, April 08, 2004
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