ST STM32F100 Series Application Note page 6

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Glossary of terms
Broadcast message: a message sent to logical address 15 that all devices are expected to
receive.
Destination: the target device for a CEC message.
Follower: a device that has just received a CEC message and is required to respond to it.
Initiator: the device that is sending, or has just sent, a CEC message and, if appropriate, is
waiting for a follower to respond.
Logical address: a unique address assigned to each device.
Menu-providing device: a non-display device that may render a menu on TV.
Playback device: a device that has the ability to play media, like a DVD player.
Recording device: a device that has the ability to record a source such as an internal tuner
or an external connection.
Source device: a device that is currently providing an AV stream via HDMI.
Tuner device: a device that contains a tuner, e.g. an STB (set-top box) or a recording
device.
TV: a device with a HDMI input that has the ability to display the input HDMI signal.
Generally it has no HDMI output.
CEC: consumer electronics control.
DDC: display data channel.
E-DDC: enhanced display data channel.
EDID: extended display identification data.
E-EDID: enhanced extended display identification data.
HDMI: high-definition multimedia Interface.
(HDMI) source: a device with a HDMI output.
(HDMI) sink: a device with a HDMI input.
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