Grundig Digital Radio - Manual (Page 114)

DIGITAL RADIO GUIDE APPENDIX C: ACRONYMS
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IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IFPI International Federation of the Phonographic Industry
iMP Integrated Media Player
IP Internet Protocol
ISDB-TSB Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting – Terrestrial for Sound Broadcasting
ITU International Telecommunications Union
ITU-R ITU Radiocommunications Sector
IBAC In-Band Adjacent Channel
IBOC In-Band / On-Channel
JPEG Joint Photographic Experts Group
kbps 1000 bits per second
LCD Liquid Crystal Display
LF Low Frequency
LW Long wave
LEO Low earth orbit (satellite)
MATS Mobile Aeronautical Telemetry Services
MCI Modular Control Interface
MD Mini Disc
MDI Multiplex Distribution Interface
MF Medium Frequency
MHP Multimedia Home Platform
MLC Multi-Level Coding
MP3 MPEG Audio Layer 3 (see MPEG)
MPEG Moving Pictures Expert Group
MPS Main Program Service
MOT Multi-media Object Transfer
MSC Main Service Channel
MW Medium wave
NAB National Association of Broadcasters (US)
NHK Nippon Hoso Kyokai (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)
NICAM 728 Near-Instantaneously Companded Audio Multiplex (728 is bit rate in kbps)
NRSC National Radio Systems Committee (an industry sponsored technical standard
setting body, co-sponsored by CEMA and NAB in the US)
OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer
OFDM Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing