Here you will find definitions to the various technical acronyms and abbreviations used in the field of video technologies, digital as well as analog.

• CEC - Consumer Electronics Control . . More Info
• DDC - Display Data
• DDWG - Digital Display Working Group
• DFP - Digital Flat Panel
• DTS - Digital Theater Sound
• DTV - Digital Television
• DVI - Digital Video Interface . . More Info
• EDID - Extended Display Identification Data
• EIA - Electronics Industry Alliance
• HDCP - High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection . . More Info
• HDMI - High Definition Multimedia Interface . . More Info
• HDTV - High-Definition Television
• OSD - On-Screen Display
• P&D - Plug and Display (M1)
• PAL - Phase Alternating Line
• PnP - Plug and Play
• SDTV - Satellite Digital Television
• SVGA - Super Video Graphics Array (VGA extensions) . . More Info
• SXGA - Super Extended Graphics Array (1280 x 1024) . . More Info
• TMDS - Transition-Minimized Differential Signaling . . More Info
• UXGA - Ultra Extended Graphics Array (1600 x 1200) . . More Info
• VBE - VESA Bios Extension . . More Info
• VESA - Video Electronics Standards Association
• VGA - Video Graphics Array . . More Info
• XGA - Extended Graphics Array . . More Info