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Glossary – Polaroid MGX-0560 User Manual

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Glossary

Dolby Digital

Dolby Digital is a technology developed by Dolby Laboratories. Soundtracks

encoded in Dolby Digital can reproduce from one to 5.1 discrete channels of

excellent quality audio.

ETA

Estimated Time of Arrival. The estimate time to complete the journey, excluding

any detours, stops, or delays along the route.

ETR

Estimated Time Remaining. Estimated time remaining to complete route. Does

not allow for any delays.

EULA

End-User License Agreement. Is a legal contract between a software application

author or publisher and the user of that application. The EULA, often referred to

as the "software license," is similar to a rental agreement; the user agrees to pay

for the privilege of using the software, and promises the software author or

publisher to comply with all restrictions stated in the EULA.

GPS

Global Positioning System. The GPS is a "constellation" of 24 well-spaced

satellites that orbit the Earth and make it possible to pinpoint a location.

JPEG

JPEG is a common picture format that has small file size and low quality loss rate

of picture. Hundreds of pictures can be stored in a disc in this format.

Lat

Latitude. An imaginary parallel circular line (east-west) around the earth, the

same distance, north or south from the equator, expressed in degrees.

Letterbox screen

A screen on which the playback picture of wide-screen DVDs appears with black

bands running along the top and bottom.

Long

Longitude. An imaginary circular line on the surface of the earth passing through

the north and south poles at right angles to the equator, expressed in degrees.

Orbit

Orbital path of a satellite. Path or trajectory of a body through space. A GPS

satellite traces out an orbit about the Earth.