Matrox Meteor-II /Digital Installation And Hardware Reference page 77

76 Appendix D: Glossary
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VIA
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Video Interface ASIC. A custom ASIC that connects all the
data buses on the board (the grab, VMChannel, and PCI bus)
to one another, and directs and monitors data flow "traffic".
It is a video interface that provides various ways of inputting
and outputting data.
VMChannel
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Vesa Media Channel. An industry standard 32-bit bus
designed for carrying video data. On Matrox Meteor-II
boards, it is used primarily to share data with other Matrox
imaging boards.