Section S: Glossary - Sony ICD-MS515 Resource Manual

SECTION S: Glossary

TERM DEFINITION
BATCH ability to convert more than one file from one format to another in one step
CONVERSION
CODEC Compression Decompression
COMPRESSED a file format that is smaller in size
FILE
DIVIDE the ability to take one dictation and divide it into two or more parts
DPC Digital Pitch Control- plays back at a faster or slower rate without distortion
DVE Digital Voice Editor-software used to download files to the PC
DVF digital voice file- file format of the ICD-BP and ICD-P recorders
FILE a dictation or recording
FLASH the non-removable memory of a digital voice recorder
MEMORY
FOLDER a specific place to store recordings in the digital voice recorder
GUI Graphical Unit Interface- the screen layout of a software program
HDD Hard Disc Drive
LPEC Sony's exclusive CODEC
MODE the recording mode of the digital voice recorder-SP, LP or Stereo
MOVE the ability to move a recording from one folder to another
MSV memory stick voice- file format of the ICD-MS515
OVERWRITE the ability to correct dictation in the playback mode
SAMPLING the recording quality of the device. The higher the sampling frequency the
FREQUENCY better the recording quality
TRANSCODE the ability to convert from one file format to another
TRANSFER the time it takes to upload a recording from the digital voice recorder to the
TIME PC
UPLOADING the process of copying a recording from the digital voice recorder to the PC
USB Universal Serial Bus - the connection and cable from the digital voice
recorder to the PC
VOR Voice Operated Recording- starts and stops with the voice or sound
VTP Voice To Print
WAV standard sound file used in Windows® application software
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