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Abbreviations, acronyms and TLAs often used in television broadcasting and reception
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| CAM | Conditional Access Module |
| CC | Closed Captioning |
| CI | Common Interface |
| CRT | Cathode Ray Tube |
| DiSEqC | Digital Satellite Equipment Control |
| DOG | Digital On-screen Graphic |
| DSAT | Digital Satellite |
| DTH | Direct To Home |
| DTT | Digital Terrestrial Television |
| DVD | Digital Versatile Disk |
| ECM | Electronic Counter Measure |
| EEPROM | Erasable Electronically Programmable Read Only Memory |
| EPG | Electronic Program Guide |
| EPROM | Electronically Programmable Read Only Memory |
| FEC | Forward Error Correction |
| FTA | Free To Air |
| FTV | Free To View |
| H | Horizontal (polarisation) |
| HDTV | High Definition Television |
| HH | Horizontal High band (polarisation) |
| hl | Horizontal Low band (polarisation) |
| iDTV | Integrated Digital Television |
| IR | Infa-Red |
| IRD | Integrated Receiver Decoder |
| LED | Light Emitting Diode |
| LITO | LIne Twenty-One! |
| LNB | Low Noise Block (down converter) |
| MHz | Megahertz |
| MPEG | Motion Picture Expert Group |
| NICAM | Near Instantaneously Companded Audio Multiplex |
| NTSC | National Television Systems Committee |
| OSG | On-Screen Graphic |
| PAL | Phase Alternation Line |
| PCB | Printed Circuit Board |
| PDC | Program Delivery Control |
| PIN | Personal Identification Number |
| PP | Personal Planner |
| PSU | Power Supply Unit |
| PVR | Personal Video Recorder |
| RCU | Remote Control Unit |
| RGB | Red, Green & Blue |
| S&S | Search and Scan (banner) |
| SCART | Syndicat francais des Constructeurs d'Appareils Radio et Television |
| SDTV | Standard Definition Television |
| SECAM | Sequential Couleur avec Memoire |
| SR | Symbol Rate |
| STB | Set Top Box |
| TLA | Three Letter Abbreviation |
| TP | Transponder |
| V | Vertical (polarisation) |
| VCD | Video Compact Disk |
| VCR | Video Cassette Recorder |
| VH | Vertical High band (polarisation) |
| VHS | Vertical Helix Scan, also: Video Home System, also: Very High Standard |
| vl | Vertical Low band (polarisation) |
| VTR | Video Tape Recorder |
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