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IX.
GLOSSARY
Memory card
: A memory card is a storage medium used particularly by digital
cameras for storing photos (it has replaced the film used in traditional cameras).
In the case of video cameras, memory cards are only used for storing still
images: video sequences are stored on media more suited to their size (see DV).
Other peripherals may use memory cards: Mp3 players, mobile phones, etc.
There are various types of "standard" memory card. Compact flash, Smart media,
Multimedia Secure Digital, Memory Stick, XD-Picture Card.
Compression: An operation that consists of reducing the size of a file using a
specific algorithm. The compression rate is the relationship between the normal
file size and the size of the same file when compressed. It is expressed in terms
of a percentage. The main compression formats are, for images, jpeg and gif, for
videos, mpeg2 and mpeg4 and for audio, mp3...
Digital: "Digital" in English.
Hard
disk: Data storage medium that may be internal or external to the computer.
Peripherals such as digital cameras, USB sticks or MP3 players are increasingly
being recognized by computers as external hard disks.
Digiframe
Digital photo frame
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