Glossary

add-on: Software that is designed to enhance or expand the capabilities of other software. For example, iQfx would be considered an add-on to RealPlayer because it enhances audio quality.
ADSL: (asymmetric digital subscriber line) Technology to carry high-speed data over ordinary phone lines. It is up to 70 times as fast as a 28.8 modem, and can be used concurrently with voice over the same line. It is called asymmetric because download speeds to the subscriber are faster than upload speeds from the subscriber.

Algorithm
algorithum: A complex mathematical procedure or formula that seeks out repetitive data and replaces it with a code. More advanced algorithms take into consideration the limitations of human perception. An algorithm determines how to compress and decompress data.
analog: Analog technology refers to electronic transmission accomplished by adding signals of varying frequency or amplitude to carrier waves of a given frequency of alternating electromagnetic current. Broadcast and phone transmission have conventionally used analog technology. Standard audiotape and videotape recordings are produced by an analog process, as a continuous wave, rather than digitally in a binary form.
applet: An application that is downloaded from a Web page and executed by browser software. Also, an HTML tag defines an applet program.
application: Software designed for a particular purpose (i.e., word processing, creating streaming content, or browsing the Internet).
archive: Information or content that has been stored in a retrievable format. For example, a music video selected from the Real Guide.
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