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CNET GLOSSARY: Terms for the techie
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color decoder 
Component in all televisions that translates color-signal information from the source for display on the TV. ATSC and NTSC require two separate decoder matrices. Practically speaking, many color decoders accentuate red to compensate for a blue color temperature, a phenomenon known as red push.


 
C 
C
C++
C#
CA
cable
CableCard
cable modem
cache
CAB
CAD
calibration
car audio systems
Cardbus
carpal tunnel syndrome
cast
Cat-5
CAV
CCD
CCITT
CD
CD
CDA
CD burning
CD-DA
CDDB
CD Extra
CD-I
CDMA
CDMA2000
CDPD
CD-R
CD-R drive
CD-ROM
CD-ROM drive
 
CD-ROM XA
CD-RW
CD-RW drive
CD Text
CEA
CEDIA
CGI
CHAP
chat
chip
chipset
chrominance
chrominance-to-luminance delay
Cinepak
client
clustering
CLV
CMOS
CMYK
coaster
coaxial cable
COBOL
codec
collision warning system
colocation
color balance
color decoder
color purity
color saturation
color temperature
color tracking
color wheel
.com
 
COM
comb filter
command-line interface
CompactFlash
cHTML
compiler
component video
composite video
COM port
compression
compulsory license
continuously variable transmission (CVT)
contrast ratio
controller
convergence (monitors)
convergence (information technology)
cookie
COPA
COPPA
CORBA
core logic
CPTWG
CPU
crawler
CRC
CRM
CRT
CSS
cyberspace
cylinder deactivation
  
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