- Industry: Computer; Software
- Number of terms: 54848
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Apple Inc., formerly Apple Computer, Inc., is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software and personal computers.
The process of reducing the range of audio signals in a recording, thus decreasing the size of the file. MP3 compression eliminates frequencies less audible to the human ear, though a bit rate below 128Kbps produces a discernible loss in sound quality.
Industry:Entertainment
Album cover art that comes with iTunes music files which are viewable on the iTunes window or on the Apple iPod display.
Industry:Entertainment
Digital spoken word file, such as audio books and radio programs, with four compression rates (Audible 1, 2, 3, and 4). iPods are compatible with rates 2, 3, and 4. (Various sites let users download audio books, radio programs, and audio versions of newspapers and magazines.)
Industry:Entertainment
Sound that is within the normal range of human hearing, usually between 20 hertz (Hz) and 20 kilohertz (kHz).
Industry:Entertainment
An iTunes setting that allows the iPod shuffle to automatically download current music library selections based on your preferences (random, rating, or frequency of play) when connected to a PC.
Industry:Entertainment
An iTunes setting that allows an iPod to automatically download current music library contents when connected to a PC.
Industry:Entertainment
The average number of bits that one second of audio data will consume. Standard MP3 bit rates are 64Kbps (kilobits per second), 96Kbps, 128Kbps, and 160Kbps. The higher the bit rate, the better the sound quality.
Industry:Entertainment
A measurement of the speed at which data is sent over transmission lines. A bit is the smallest unit of information on a computer.
Industry:Entertainment
A rate of data transfer, not to be confused with bits per second (bps). A byte is a number of bits that are usually treated as a unit.
Industry:Entertainment
