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Music Center Glossary
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- A&R (Artist and Repertoire)
- AAC (Advanced Audio Coding)
- ADC (analog-to-digital converter)
- ADPCM (Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation)
- AIFF
- ASCAP
- ATRAC
- ATRAC3
- audio compression
- audio player
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- CD burning
- CD-R disc
- CD-RW disc
- CD-R/RW drive
- CDA
- CDDB
- CD text
- codec
- compulsory license
- CRC (Cyclical Redundancy Checking)
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- DAC (digital-to-analog converter)
- DAT (Digital Audio Tape)
- download
- DRM (Digital Rights Management)
- DSP (Digital Signal Processing)
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- M3U
- MDLP
- MIDI
- mirror
- mono
- MP2
- MP3
- MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group)
- MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator)
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- sampling rate
- SDMI
- secure audio file
- sideload
- signal-to-noise ratio
- skin
- sound card
- S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface)
- splitter
- spoof
- SRS
- standard bit rate (SBR)
- stereo
- streaming
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