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Account
Privileges designated to a user of signBox.
ActiveMovie
A graphics driver used by Microsoft Windows Media Player and built into Internet Explorer for…
ActiveX
A Microsoft program that enhances browsing experience, enables playback of multimedia in Internet…
Ad channels
Semi-automated television channels that run advertisements for various products, such as cars,…
Advertising display network
See Digital advertising network.
Advertising displays
Locations that show advertising, such as billboards, posters, flyers, brochures. With signPlayer,…
Air
A process that prevents the letters and the underline in underlined text from blending.
Animation
The rapid sequence of still images to create the impression of smooth movement, as seen in films…
Animclip
An animation clip in FLC or AnimGIF format, whose speed, movement and size can be controlled. See…
AnimGIF
A GIF-format animation that can be looped automatically.
ASCII
American Standard Code for Information Interchange. Structured as numbers from 0 to 127 to…
ATM toppers
Video screens in automatic teller machines that run advertisements, independent of the ATM’s…
Attribute
A style characteristic that can be modified, such as the slant of an italic.
Authoring station
A device that runs authoring software to publish multimedia scripts.
Authoring system
A suite of software that is used to create multimedia content.
Authoring tools
Software with built-in programming features to enable the creation of multimedia products and…
AVI
Audio Video Interleave. A video file format developed by Microsoft and supported by signBox.
Back channel
A data pathway that enables signPlayer to send information back to signManager.
Background
A graphic or colour in a Signbox screen page.
Backspace
A keyboard key that is pressed to delete the character to the left of the cursor.
Bandwidth
The amount of data that can be delivered over a network, measured in Kilobytes per second (KBps)…
Baud rate
Measurement of the speed of data transfer via a modem in bits per second.
Bit
The smallest unit of data in a computer, with a binary value of either 1 or 0. A byte contains 8…
Bitmap
A font or graphic file stored as a pattern of memory bits, where each bit specifies the colour of a…
Bitrate
The number of bits that pass a specific point in a network in a specified time period, usually a…
BMP
Basic Multilingual Plane. A bitmap image file that stores colour data for each pixel in the image…
Boot
Turn on a computer. See also Reboot.
Bus
The transmission path in a computer or network where signals are dropped off or picked up by each…
Byte
The basic unit of computer storage, comprising eight bits.
Cabling
Data lines that connect computers, displays and power sources.
Call Centre
A location populated by technical support, telemarketing and telesales people.
Captive audience networks
Digital advertising in places where people are gathered for a period of time, such as banks, petrol…
CAT5
A Category 5e data and communications cable that uses four pairs of wires to send and receive data…
CCTV
See Closed Circuit Television (CCTV).
CD
See Compact disc.
Character generator
A device for creating text in videos.
Clip
A graphic, such as a picture, symbol or drawing, that is imported and positioned on a Signbox…
Closed Circuit Television (CCTV)
A private television network whose content can be viewed only by a restricted audience. Signbox…
Codec
A computer program that compresses and decompresses digital data, for example, AVI videos.
Colour depth
The number of bits used to specify the colour of a pixel in a graphic. 8 bits gives 256 colours, 16…
Compact disc
A round disc made of moulded polymer that records, stores and plays back audio, text and video in…
Composite video
A standard video signal that contains brightness, synchronisation information, and colour.
Compression
The process of reducing the size of data in a file or video in order to save space or transmission…
Confirmed broadcasting
A signal that confirms to signPlayers whether or not a broadcast has been executed correctly. See…
Connection
A set of parameters that enable individual signPlayers to connect with their signManagers.
Content
Graphics, sound, video and script files that can be played back on a digital display screen…
Continuous script
See Self-running script.
CPU
Central Processing Unit. Hardware in a computer system that carries out the instructions of a…
Crop
Cutting out of the unwanted parts in an image or graphic.
Database
An organised collection of data related to accounts and other functions.
Datacasting
The broadcasting of digital data to signPlayers.
Decompression
The process of expanding a compressed file back to its original form.
Default
A predesigned setting that is used when an alternative setting has not been specified.
Deselect
To cancel a selection by moving the cursor or clicking elsewhere.
Digital advertising network
Devices, such as television stations or websites, that are operated remotely from a central…
Digital display sign
The content displayed on LCD, television, LED and plasma display panels. A signBox digital signage…
171″>Digital dynamic sign
See Digital dynamic signage.
Digital dynamic signage
The use of LCD, LED and plasma display panels in various locations to display digital content that…
Digital in-store merchandising
Digital content displayed on LCD, LEDand plasma display panels in retail stores to attract the…
Digital media network
See Digital advertising network.
Digital menu boards
The use of LCD, LED and plasma display panels to display menu items in restaurants. The…
Digital multimedia broadcast
The broadcasting of digital content to numerous multimedia receivers for playback.
Digital Out Of Home (DOOH)
Displays of digital content outside the home. DOOH is an increasingly essential method of…
Digital sign
See Digital dynamic signage.
Digital signage
See Digital dynamic signage.
Digital signage advertising
See Digital dynamic signage.
Digital signage display
See Digital dynamic signage.
Digital signage network
See Digital advertising network.
Digital signage software
Software, such as Signbox, that is used to create content for digital advertising networks….
Digital signage solution
See Digital signage software.
Digital signage system
See Digital advertising network.
Digital video
A digitised video that can be managed from a personal computer and displayed on the computer’s…
DirectShow
Microsoft’s media-streaming software that enables media playback in Windows.
Dithering
A process for smoothing out images and making them more natural by simulating extra colours.
DOOH
See Digital Out Of Home (DOOH).
Draw object
A graphic item, such as a line, arrow, box, circle, etc.
Dynamic digital signage
See Digital dynamic signage.
Dynamic sign
See Digital dynamic signage.
Dynamic signage
See Digital dynamic signage.
Dynamic visual messaging
Use of animated graphics to create signs and displays for targeted audiences. The signCine module…
Electronic billboards
Large screen displays or television channels that are used to show advertisements. Signbox’s…
Electronic kiosk
A touch-screen monitor, terminal or display that is located in a public place to deliver…
Electronic signage
See Digital dynamic signage.
Element
Anything on a page, such as a text line or a clip.
Element design menus
Options that can be used to alter and enhance design elements.
Element transition
A way of defining how an element moves on or off the page.
Element wipe
See Element transition.
ERP
Enterprise Resource Planning. Software that is used to run all aspects of a business, such as…
Esc
The Escape key on a keyboard that stops screen activity when it is pressed.
Evaluate
To determine a value of either TRUE or FALSE for an expression.
Event
Actions in a script, for example, text, sounds, element transitions, animations, etc.
Expression
A mathematical or logical statement that can be evaluated by a program to return a TRUE or FALSE…
Extension
See File-type extension.
Fade-in
Gradual increase in an audio or visual setting, beginning at zero and reaching a specified value in…
Fade-out
Gradual decrease in an audio or visual setting, beginning at a specified value and reaching zero in…
File
A collection of data, for example, a script, animation, clip, sound effect, background, etc
File format
A structure that determines how a file is stored and used, for example, BMP, GIF, AVI.
File-type extension
A dot (.) after a file’s name, followed by three characters, for example, .bmp, .gif, .avi.
Flat panel signage
See Digital dynamic signage.
FLC
An animation file format from Autodesk, commonly known as a flick file.
FLI
An animation file format from Autodesk, now replaced by the FLC file format.
Flow
Sequence of pages that displays when a script is run.
Fly-on
See Element transition.
FPS
See Frames per second (FPS).
Frame
Single images in an animation that create the illusion of movement when displayed in sequence….
Frames per second (FPS)
Speed of film, video or animation.
FTP
File Transfer Protocol. Used to transfer data over the Internet.
FTP server
A computer that receives FTP requests from another computer.
Gas plasma display
See Plasma display panel (PDP).
Gas pump TV
Digital advertisements positioned on top of petrol pumps.
Genlock
A device for synchronising two video signals to enable mixing, for example, overlaying a subtitle…
GIF
Graphics Interchange Format. A compressed file format for images of up to 256 colours. Used mainly…
Graphic
An image, such as a drawing, diagram, photograph, clip art, symbol, etc.
Graphic handles
Points around a graphic that are used to manipulate the graphic when it is clicked.
Group
A collection of pages or elements indicated as a single menu item.
Handles
See Graphic handles.
HDTV
High Definition Television. Delivers three times the clarity and resolution of standard NTSC.
HDTV signage
See Digital advertising network and HDTV. Most modern digital signage solutions are now using HDTV…
Head-end
The final point before a video feed is broadcast to receivers.
Health monitoring
The checking of the status of computers and networks.
High colour
A setting for 16-bit graphics that provides approximately 65,000 colours.
Horizontal scan rate
The speed of the electron beam that creates the scan lines in a video or computer display. For NTSC…
Host, FTP
See FTP server.
HTML
Hypertext Markup Language. Used to create web pages for display in web browsers.
HTTP
Hypertext Transfer Protocol. Used by the World Wide Web to define how content is formatted and…
Hz
Hertz. The frequency of a computer’s speed in cycles per second, or the refresh rate of a computer…
Image processing
The manipulation of an image’s size, colours, resolution, etc.
In transition
See Element transition.
In-store digital media
See Digital in-store merchandising.
Infinite loop
See Loop.
InfoBox
Trademark name of signBox’s older version of digital signage software.
Information display system
Use of technology to display information on screens. Signbox Microsystems has developed software…
Interactive kiosk
See Electronic kiosk.
Interactive script
A script that allows the user to control media production.
Interlace
A process that refreshes video and computer displays by scanning every other horizontal line in a…
Internal communications
Various means of communication (telephones, policies, newsletters, specific technologies, etc.)…
Interrupt scheduling
Scheduling pages to play at specified times, thereby interrupting and overriding any other script…
IP address
A four-part numerical address (e.g. 127.0.0.10) that identifies a computer that is accessed over a…
IP multicast
Internet Protocol multicast. A process that enables several computers to receive the same…
ISA
Industry Standard Architecture. A type of bus that is used to add expansion cards in computers.
IT
Information Technology. Refers to everything concerned with computers, information systems,…
Kerning
Adjustment of the spacing between different combinations of characters.
kHz
Kilohertz. The measurement of radio and audio frequencies in thousands of cycles per second.
Kilobyte (KB)
Usually refers to disk space, where one kilobyte equals 1000 bytes. See also Megabyte (MB).
Kiosk
See Electronic kiosk.
LAN
Local Area Network. A network of computers that share a server. signBox.tv is a hosted Software-as-…
Laserdisc
Optical laser disc that uses laser technology to play back high-quality video images and sound.
LCD
Liquid Crystal Display. Power-saving, flat-panel monitors used in computer screens, televisions and…
LCD projection panel
A portable unit that is positioned on an overhead projector and connected to a computer to show the…
LED
Light Emitting Diode. A process where electricity moves in one direction only, similar to a light…
List view
List of pages by name in the main menu, or by number in the file menu, or an alphabetical listing…
Location-based advertising
Placement of advertisements in strategic locations where customers can be most influenced, for…
Location-based media
See Location based advertising.
Log file
A text file that contains status and error messages relating to the history of a software…
Loop
A sequence of events that repeats, and also a setting that specifies how often a sound or animation…
Marquee
Scrolling text effects in web pages. Some Signbox Microsystems clients prefer the the dynamic…
MCI
Media Control Interface. A programming interface for controlling multimedia devices, for example,…
Megabyte (MB)
When referring to disk space, one megabyte equals one million bytes. See also Kilobyte (KB).
MHz
Megahertz. Millions of cycles per second. See also Hz.
MID
File extension for MIDI compositions.
MIDI
Musical Instrument Digital Interface. Protocol for recording music and playing it back on computers…
Mixer
Set of control panels in the sound menu to allow adjustments to volume and other sound sources.
MOV
File extension for digital video files in QuickTime.
Movieclip
Digital video segment in AVI, QuickTime or MPEG format that is loaded as a clip.
MPEG
Motion Picture Experts Group. The standard format for compressing digital video and audio, although…
MPEG-4
Motion Picture Experts Group-4. Advanced MPEG compression standard that includes increased…
MSF
Minutes, Seconds, Frames, expressed as mm:ss:ff. A way of measuring time on a compact disc.
Multi-tile
To slice a source image, then tile it together to deliver the final image in a specified size.
Multimedia
A combination of more than one medium in a presentation, for example, text and sound; text, sound…
Multimedia display
See Digital display sign and Multimedia.
Multimedia sign
See Digital display sign and Multimedia.
Multistyle button
A button in the text menu and clips menu that enables access to text and graphics styles.
Narrowcasting
The delivery of targeted, customised messages at scheduled times in multiple public locations via a…
Narrowcasting network
A network that deliver broadcasts to various types of receivers, such as televisions, computer…
Network administrator
An IT professional who is responsible for managing and securing an organisation’s LAN and WAN.
Network operator
A company that manages and maintains computer networks.
Newscasting
The broadcasting of news over the Internet. signBox Microsystems offers solutions that instantly…
NTSC
National Television Standards Committee. The official analogue video standard in North America,…
OOH
Out of home. See Digital Out Of Home (DOOH).
Out transition
See Element transition.
Out wipe
See Element transition.
Out-of-home advertising
See Digital Out Of Home (DOOH).
Out-of-home media networks
Privately-owned television channels that broadcast programs, such as the news, stock quotes and…
Outernet
See Digital Out Of Home (DOOH).
Overlay
Technique used by television tuner cards and 3D graphics accelerator cards to display videos on a…
Page transition
A way of defining how a page moves on or off the screen.
Page wipe
See Page transition.
PAL
Phase Alternating Line. Analogue television colour encoding system used to broadcast television…
Passive element
An element on a page that is not transitioned in or out of the page. See also Element transition.
Pattern matching
The adding of wildcards to a filename in order to select files with a similar name.
PCI
Peripheral Connect Interface. Used by high-performance graphics adapters to connect a computer’s…
PDP
See Plasma display panel (PDP).
PEG channel
Public, Education or Government channel. Acronym used by the television industry to describe…
Periodic scheduling
The scheduling of periods of time within which events are broadcast. Digital signage solutions from…
Permissions
The allowing of access to certain folders by certain users.
Pipe
In computer programming, the passing of information from one program to another.
Pixel
The smallest, controllable item in a display device.
Plasma
A process whereby ionised gas (usually argon, xenon or neon) is given an electrical charge by…
Plasma Display Panel (PDP)
Flat-panel televisions, computer monitors and digital signage that use plasma technology to deliver…
Plasma screen
See Plasma display panel (PDP).
PNG
Portable Network Graphics. A file format for compressed images on the Internet.
Polling interval
The time that elapses before signPlayer checks for a condition, for example, whether or not a job…
POP
Point Of Purchase. Used by market researchers to analyse people’s purchasing behaviour at…
Port, IP
See TCP/IP Port.
Public IP multicast display
A device that receives and displays IP multicast transmissions. Signbox Microsystems supplies and…
Push software
Software that pushes information from a broadcast server to a receiver. signPlayer pushes content…
QuickTime
Multimedia playback technology from Apple that combines sound, animation, video, and text in a…
RAS
See Remote Access Service (RAS).
Reboot
To restart a computer and reload the operating system, either because an application is not…
Remapping
The automatic adjustment of colour palettes in a graphic so that it shares colours without…
Remote Access Service (RAS)
Service provided by Windows Dial-Up to enable connection via modem with another computer.
Retail digital signage
See Digital dynamic signage.
Return value
The value of results following the execution of a function.
Root
A folder that is used as the base reference point for defining all other paths in a web server or…
SaaS
Software as a Service. Model used by a company to deploy software to customers across the Internet…
Sampling precision
In sound digitisation, the degree of accuracy in measuring fluctuations in amplitude. See also…
Sampling rate
In sound digitisation, the number of samples taken per second. The more samples there are the…
Satellite
A specialised wireless receiver/transmitter that orbits the Earth and is used for weather…
SECAM
Séquentiel couleur à memoire (sequential colour with memory). Video and broadcasting standard used…
Self-running script
A script that is designed to run continuously without interruption, for example, when demonstrating…
Sequencer
Device or software that is used to compose a musical score, convert it into a MIDI file, and play…
Serial
In data transmission, one event at a time as opposed to parallel, which is more than one event at a…
Signal
An electric current that is used to convey information from one place to another.
Special event
An event that is not associated with a file but is used to control a device or an element, for…
Store and forward
The storing of information at routing points from which a signPlayer can retrieve information.
Sysadmin
See System Administrator.
System Administrator
The person responsible for running an organisation’s computer network.
T-1
A digital transmission service used in North America and Japan.
TAPI
Telephony Application Program Interface. A standard that allows personal computers to use serial…
Task
A command or series of commands to perform maintenance tasks on one or more signPlayers, such as…
TCP/IP
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. Networking protocol that delivers flexible, high-…
TCP/IP Port
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Port. An endpoint of a connection between a…
Through transition
The Element transition.
Through wipe
The Element transition.
Timeout
Time limit that is set for an operation. If the timeout expires before the operation is completed…
Topology
The physical and logical structure of a computer network.
Touch screen
Computer monitor attachment that displays a response to a question or prompt when someone touches a…
Touch-sensitive screen
See Touch screen.
Traffic
Data that is transferred across a network. Streaming video results in higher traffic than text and…
Transition
See Element transition.
TWAIN
Software protocol that allows scanning of an image from a scanner to a graphics program, such as…
UNC
Universal Naming Convention. A standard way of identifying a shared file in a computer without…
URL
Universal Resource Locator. Unique string of text that specifies the location of file on the…
VAR
Value Added Reseller. A company or individual who sells a product, such as software, and then…
VGA
Video Graphics Array. An analogue interface between a computer and a monitor that uses a 15-pin…
VSAT
Very Small Aperture Terminal. A small satellite dish that tunes satellite television and receives…
WAN
Wide Area Network. A network of computers that share servers in multiple locations, usually in an…
WiFi
Wireless Fidelity. A LAN that allows computers to communicate via the 802.11 standard of a wireless…
Wildcard
A special character, usually an asterisk (*) or a question mark (?), that represents one or more…
WinScript
A Microsoft Windows code that executes scripting languages, such as ActiveX, JScript and PerlScript.
Wipe
See Element transition.
XML
Extensible Markup Language. A standard way of creating flexible formats and data that can be shared…
XSL
Extensible Stylesheet Language. Original format for allowing XML files to display, but now turned…
XSLT
Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations. A subset of XML that allows some XML documents to…