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Digital Signage Glossary

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Media - This is the blanket term used for audio, images such as photos, and video, as well as the ways they are used to reach the viewer (i.e., streaming media).

Multimedia - As the name implies, multimedia is the integration of multiple forms of media. This includes text, graphics, audio, video, etc. For example, a presentation involving audio and video clips would be considered a "multimedia presentation." All 3M Digital Signage Software enables playback of a multimedia presentation for digital signage.

Memory - The actual amount of data a computer can store either on a disk or on a chip.

MPEG - ( standards developed by Moving Picture Experts Group) A type of audio/video file found on the Internet. There are three major MPEG standards: MPEG-1, MPEG-2, and MPEG-4.

MP3 (MPEG1, audio layer 3) - A format used for the compression, storing and transmitting of CD-quality audio, which can be downloaded and listened to on a computer or handheld MP3 player.

Multimedia - Presenting information by means of more than one "media", i.e. any combination of traditional computer graphics, text, animation, sound, and video.