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1000BASE-T

Ethernet with transfer peak rate of 1500Mb/s using twisted-pair cable

100BASE-T

Ethernet with transfer peak rate of 150Mb/s using twisted-pair cable

10BASE-T

Ethernet with transfer peak rate of 10Mb/s using twisted-pair cable

10GBASE-T

10 gigabit per second connections over conventional unshielded or shielded twisted pair cables

10GigE, 10GbE

10 gigabit Ethernet

16:9, 16/9, 16 x 9

widescreen aspect ratio, standard for HD

1-D

one-dimensional

24/7

24 hours a day and 7 days a week

2-D

two-dimensional

2K

1) 2000 lines of resolution; digital film standard
2) OFDM 1705 carrier mode

3-CCD

three independent CCDs

3-D

three-dimensional

3G

third generation (networks)

3Gig

3 gigabits

3GPP

3rd Generation Partnership Project

3GSM

see UMTS entry

4:3, 4/9, 4 x 3

standard aspect ratio for SD and analog TV

4K

4000 lines of resolution; digital film standard

8K

1) 8000 lines of resolution; digital film standard
2) OFDM 6817 carrier mode

8-VSB

eight-level vestigial sideband modulation

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