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CNET GLOSSARY: Terms for the techie
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VfW 
Video for Windows 
A Microsoft format for storing video and audio. Its playback files have the extension .avi and can be played using Windows Media Player. Since the files are large, they are often compressed using a codec.


 
V 
V.32
V.32bis
V.34
V.42bis
V.90
variable bit rate
VAT
VBScript
vCalendar
vCard
vector graphics
velocity scan modulation
Veronica
 
vertical compression
vertical frequency
vertical resolution
VESA
VGA
video adapter
VfW
viewable area
virtual machine
virtual memory
visualization
VPN
virtual server
 
virus
Visual Basic
voice recognition system
VoIP
von Neumann architecture
VQF
VRAM
VRML
VSB
VSL
VST plug-in
VxD
  
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