Glossary

# Media processing glossary

The formats, codecs, protocols, and pipeline concepts behind file processing — written for the teams whose customers upload media every day, and who need it handled reliably at scale.

Subject area

* All terms505
* Image105
* Video119
* Audio3
* File format69
* Streaming54
* Delivery29
* Metadata29
* Media management36
* Platform61

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1. [A](#glossary-a)
2. [B](#glossary-b)
3. [C](#glossary-c)
4. [D](#glossary-d)
5. [E](#glossary-e)
6. [F](#glossary-f)
7. [G](#glossary-g)
8. [H](#glossary-h)
9. [I](#glossary-i)
10. [J](#glossary-j)
11. [K](#glossary-k)
12. [L](#glossary-l)
13. [M](#glossary-m)
14. [N](#glossary-n)
15. [O](#glossary-o)
16. [P](#glossary-p)
17. [Q](#glossary-q)
18. [R](#glossary-r)
19. [S](#glossary-s)
20. [T](#glossary-t)
21. [U](#glossary-u)
22. [V](#glossary-v)
23. [W](#glossary-w)
24. [X](#glossary-x)
25. Y
26. Z
27. [#](#glossary-numbers)

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## A

* [AAC (Advanced Audio Coding)](/glossary/aac-advanced-audio-coding.md)
* [AAF File](/glossary/aaf-file.md)
* [Adaptive Bitrate Streaming](/glossary/adaptive-bitrate-streaming.md)
* [Adaptive Images](/glossary/adaptive-images.md)
* [Adaptive Metadata](/glossary/adaptive-metadata.md)
* [Adaptive Thresholding](/glossary/adaptive-thresholding.md)
* [Administrative Metadata](/glossary/administrative-metadata.md)
* [AES Video Encryption](/glossary/aes-video-encryption.md)
* [AI Super Resolution](/glossary/ai-super-resolution.md)
* [Alpha Channel](/glossary/alpha-channel.md)
* [Animated AVIF](/glossary/animated-avif.md)
* [Anisotropic Diffusion](/glossary/anisotropic-diffusion.md)
* [Anti Aliasing](/glossary/anti-aliasing.md)
* [API Rate Limiting](/glossary/api-rate-limiting.md)
* [APNG File Format](/glossary/apng-file-format.md)
* [ASF File](/glossary/asf-file.md)
* [Aspect Ratio](/glossary/aspect-ratio.md)
* [Assembly](/glossary/assembly.md)
* [Assembly Execution Progress](/glossary/assembly-execution-progress.md)
* [Assembly Instructions](/glossary/assembly-instructions.md)
* [Assembly Notification](/glossary/assembly-notification.md)
* [Assembly Replay](/glossary/assembly-replay.md)
* [Assembly Status](/glossary/assembly-status.md)
* [Assembly Step](/glossary/assembly-step.md)
* [Assembly Variable](/glossary/assembly-variable.md)
* [Asset Library](/glossary/asset-library.md)
* [Asset Taxonomy](/glossary/asset-taxonomy.md)
* [Async Mode](/glossary/async-mode.md)
* [Asynchronous Video](/glossary/asynchronous-video.md)
* [Auth Key](/glossary/auth-key.md)
* [Auth Secret](/glossary/auth-secret.md)
* [Automatic Cropping](/glossary/automatic-cropping.md)
* [AV1](/glossary/av1.md)
* [AVIF](/glossary/avif.md)
* [AVOD](/glossary/avod.md)

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## B

* [B-Frames](/glossary/b-frames.md)
* [Batch Queue](/glossary/batch-queue.md)
* [Bicubic Interpolation](/glossary/bicubic-interpolation.md)
* [Bilinear Interpolation](/glossary/bilinear-interpolation.md)
* [Binarization](/glossary/binarization.md)
* [Binary Image](/glossary/binary-image.md)
* [Bit Depth](/glossary/bit-depth.md)
* [Bitmap](/glossary/bitmap.md)
* [Bitonal Image](/glossary/bitonal-image.md)
* [Bitrate](/glossary/bitrate.md)
* [Bitrate Control](/glossary/bitrate-control.md)
* [Bitrate Ladder](/glossary/bitrate-ladder.md)
* [Bounding Box](/glossary/bounding-box.md)
* [Brand Asset Library](/glossary/brand-asset-library.md)
* [Brand Assets](/glossary/brand-assets.md)
* [Buffer](/glossary/buffer.md)
* [Builtin Template](/glossary/builtin-template.md)
* [Bumper](/glossary/bumper.md)
* [BVOD](/glossary/bvod.md)

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## C

* [Cache Busting](/glossary/cache-busting.md)
* [Cache Hit Ratio](/glossary/cache-hit-ratio.md)
* [Cache Invalidation](/glossary/cache-invalidation.md)
* [Cache-Control Header](/glossary/cache-control-header.md)
* [Caching Images](/glossary/caching-images.md)
* [Captions](/glossary/captions.md)
* [CBR vs. VBR](/glossary/cbr-vs-vbr.md)
* [CDN Caching](/glossary/cdn-caching.md)
* [CDN Edge Server](/glossary/cdn-edge-server.md)
* [CDN Security](/glossary/cdn-security.md)
* [CENC Encryption](/glossary/cenc-encryption.md)
* [Checksum](/glossary/checksum.md)
* [Chroma Key](/glossary/chroma-key.md)
* [Chroma Subsampling](/glossary/chroma-subsampling.md)
* [Chromatic Aberration](/glossary/chromatic-aberration.md)
* [Chrominance](/glossary/chrominance.md)
* [Chunked Upload](/glossary/chunked-upload.md)
* [Cinemagraphs](/glossary/cinemagraphs.md)
* [Clipping Path](/glossary/what-is-a-clipping-path.md)
* [Cloud Content Management](/glossary/cloud-content-management.md)
* [Cloud Transcoding](/glossary/cloud-transcoding.md)
* [Cloud Video Encoding](/glossary/cloud-video-encoding.md)
* [Cloud Video Streaming](/glossary/cloud-video-streaming.md)
* [Clustering-Based Segmentation](/glossary/clustering-based-segmentation.md)
* [Codec vs. Container](/glossary/codec-vs-container.md)
* [Codecs](/glossary/codecs.md)
* [Collaboration Seats](/glossary/collaboration-seats.md)
* [Collaborator](/glossary/collaborator.md)
* [Color Correction](/glossary/color-correction.md)
* [Color Grading](/glossary/color-grading.md)
* [Color Histogram](/glossary/color-histogram.md)
* [Color Image Processing](/glossary/color-image-processing.md)
* [Color Quantization](/glossary/color-quantization.md)
* [Common Intermediate Format](/glossary/common-intermediate-format.md)
* [Common Media Application Format (CMAF)](/glossary/common-media-application-format-cmaf.md)
* [Compositing](/glossary/compositing.md)
* [Compression Artifacts](/glossary/compression-artifacts.md)
* [Content Caching](/glossary/content-caching.md)
* [Content Moderation](/glossary/content-moderation.md)
* [Content Review Process](/glossary/content-review-process.md)
* [Content Scraping](/glossary/content-scraping.md)
* [Creative Assets](/glossary/creative-assets.md)
* [CSS Outline Radius](/glossary/css-outline-radius.md)
* [CSS Percentages](/glossary/css-percentages.md)
* [CSS Width Property](/glossary/css-width-property.md)
* [Custom RTMP](/glossary/custom-rtmp.md)

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## D

* [DAM Access Control](/glossary/dam-access-control.md)
* [DAM Storage](/glossary/dam-storage.md)
* [DAM Vendor](/glossary/dam-vendor.md)
* [DAM Workflow](/glossary/dam-workflow.md)
* [DAT File](/glossary/dat-file.md)
* [Data Residency](/glossary/data-residency.md)
* [DCT Compression](/glossary/dct-compression.md)
* [DDS File](/glossary/dds-file.md)
* [Deconvolution](/glossary/deconvolution.md)
* [Deep Learning for Image Processing](/glossary/deep-learning-for-image-processing.md)
* [Deinterlacing](/glossary/deinterlacing.md)
* [Demosaicing](/glossary/demosaicing.md)
* [Demuxing](/glossary/demuxing.md)
* [Derivative Files](/glossary/derivative-files.md)
* [Descriptive Metadata](/glossary/descriptive-metadata.md)
* [Device Pixel Ratio](/glossary/device-pixel-ratio.md)
* [DIB File](/glossary/dib-file.md)
* [Digital Asset Archiving](/glossary/digital-asset-archiving.md)
* [Digital Asset Lifecycle Management](/glossary/digital-asset-lifecycle-management.md)
* [Digital Asset Management API](/glossary/digital-asset-management-api.md)
* [Digital Asset Management Version Control](/glossary/digital-asset-management-version-control.md)
* [Digital Asset Platform](/glossary/digital-asset-platform.md)
* [Digital Assets](/glossary/digital-assets.md)
* [Digital Content Management](/glossary/digital-content-management.md)
* [Digital Media Library Software](/glossary/digital-media-library-software.md)
* [Digital Rights Management (DRM)](/glossary/digital-rights-management-drm.md)
* [Distorted Video](/glossary/distorted-video.md)
* [Dithering](/glossary/dithering.md)
* [DivX File](/glossary/divx-file.md)
* [DRM Encryption](/glossary/drm-encryption.md)
* [DRM Protected Video](/glossary/drm-protected-video.md)
* [Drop Frame](/glossary/drop-frame.md)
* [Dynamic Asset Transformation](/glossary/dynamic-asset-transformation.md)
* [Dynamic Metadata](/glossary/dynamic-metadata.md)
* [Dynamic Text](/glossary/dynamic-text.md)

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## E

* [eCDN](/glossary/ecdn.md)
* [ECW File](/glossary/ecw-file.md)
* [Edge Detection](/glossary/edge-detection.md)
* [Edge Server](/glossary/edge-server.md)
* [Edge-Based Segmentation](/glossary/edge-based-segmentation.md)
* [Edge-Preserving Smoothing](/glossary/edge-preserving-smoothing.md)
* [Embed HLS](/glossary/embed-hls.md)
* [Embedded Images](/glossary/embedded-images.md)
* [Embedded Metadata](/glossary/embedded-metadata.md)
* [Encoding Job](/glossary/encoding-job.md)
* [Encoding Ladder](/glossary/encoding-ladder.md)
* [Encrypted Media Extensions](/glossary/encrypted-media-extensions.md)
* [Entropy Coding](/glossary/entropy-coding.md)
* [EXIF Metadata](/glossary/exif-metadata.md)
* [EXR File](/glossary/exr-file.md)

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## F

* [F4V](/glossary/f4v.md)
* [Fallback Image](/glossary/fallback-image.md)
* [FFmpeg](/glossary/ffmpeg.md)
* [FFprobe](/glossary/ffprobe.md)
* [File Management System](/glossary/file-management-system.md)
* [File Structures](/glossary/file-structures.md)
* [Floyd-Steinberg Dithering](/glossary/floyd-steinberg-dithering.md)
* [Foveated Imaging](/glossary/foveated-imaging.md)
* [Fragmented MP4](/glossary/fragmented-mp4.md)
* [Frame Averaging](/glossary/frame-averaging.md)
* [Frame Interpolation](/glossary/frame-interpolation.md)
* [Frame Rates & FPS](/glossary/frame-rates-and-fps.md)
* [FVOD](/glossary/fvod.md)

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## G

* [Gamma Correction](/glossary/gamma-correction.md)
* [Gaussian Blur](/glossary/gaussian-blur.md)
* [GIFV](/glossary/gifv.md)
* [Global Server Load Balancing](/glossary/global-server-load-balancing.md)
* [GPU Transcoding](/glossary/gpu-transcoding.md)
* [Group of Pictures](/glossary/group-of-pictures.md)

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## H

* [H.261](/glossary/h-261.md)
* [H.264](/glossary/h-264.md)
* [H.265 (HEVC)](/glossary/h-265-hevc.md)
* [H.266](/glossary/h-266.md)
* [HD Resolution](/glossary/hd-resolution.md)
* [HDR](/glossary/hdr.md)
* [HDS Streaming](/glossary/hds-streaming.md)
* [Histogram Equalization](/glossary/histogram-equalization.md)
* [Histogram Thresholding](/glossary/histogram-thresholding.md)
* [HLS Packaging](/glossary/hls-packaging.md)
* [HLS Streaming](/glossary/hls-streaming.md)
* [hls.js](/glossary/hls-js.md)
* [HLSe](/glossary/hlse.md)
* [HTTP Smooth Streaming](/glossary/http-smooth-streaming.md)

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## I

* [ICNS File](/glossary/icns-file.md)
* [Idempotency](/glossary/idempotency.md)
* [IDR Frame](/glossary/idr-frame.md)
* [Image Acquisition](/glossary/image-acquisition.md)
* [Image Aliasing](/glossary/image-aliasing.md)
* [Image Annotation](/glossary/image-annotation.md)
* [Image Cache Server](/glossary/image-cache-server.md)
* [Image Captioning](/glossary/image-captioning.md)
* [Image Carousels](/glossary/image-carousels.md)
* [Image Classification](/glossary/image-classification.md)
* [Image Compression Algorithms](/glossary/image-compression-algorithms.md)
* [Image Contrast Enhancement](/glossary/image-contrast-enhancement.md)
* [Image Convolution](/glossary/image-convolution.md)
* [Image Degradation](/glossary/image-degradation.md)
* [Image Denoising](/glossary/image-denoising.md)
* [Image Derivative](/glossary/image-derivative.md)
* [Image Dithering](/glossary/image-dithering.md)
* [Image Editing API](/glossary/image-editing-api.md)
* [Image Feature Extraction](/glossary/image-feature-extraction.md)
* [Image Flattening](/glossary/image-flattening.md)
* [Image Interlacing](/glossary/image-interlacing.md)
* [Image Masking](/glossary/image-masking.md)
* [Image Metadata](/glossary/image-metadata.md)
* [Image Morphing](/glossary/image-morphing.md)
* [Image Optimization](/glossary/image-optimization.md)
* [Image Recognition](/glossary/image-recognition.md)
* [Image Registration](/glossary/image-registration.md)
* [Image Representation](/glossary/image-representation.md)
* [Image Retrieval](/glossary/image-retrieval.md)
* [Image Segmentation](/glossary/image-segmentation.md)
* [Image Sitemap](/glossary/image-sitemap.md)
* [Image Synthesis](/glossary/image-synthesis.md)
* [Image Tagging](/glossary/image-tagging.md)
* [Image Thresholding](/glossary/image-thresholding.md)
* [Image URL](/glossary/image-url.md)
* [Image Warping](/glossary/image-warping.md)
* [Image Watermarking](/glossary/image-watermarking.md)
* [Image-to-Image Translation](/glossary/image-to-image-translation.md)
* [Indexed Color](/glossary/indexed-color.md)
* [Instance Segmentation](/glossary/instance-segmentation.md)
* [Inter-Frame Compression](/glossary/inter-frame-compression.md)
* [Interactive Video](/glossary/interactive-video.md)
* [Interlaced GIF](/glossary/interlaced-gif.md)
* [Interlaced Video](/glossary/interlaced-video.md)
* [Interstitial Video](/glossary/interstitial-video.md)
* [Inverse Telecine](/glossary/inverse-telecine.md)
* [IPTC Metadata](/glossary/iptc-metadata.md)

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## J

* [J2C File](/glossary/j2c-file.md)
* [J2K File](/glossary/j2k-file.md)
* [Jaggies](/glossary/jaggies.md)
* [JFIF](/glossary/jfif.md)
* [Job Slot Limit](/glossary/job-slot-limit.md)
* [JPC File](/glossary/jpc-file.md)
* [JPEG](/glossary/jpeg.md)
* [JPEG XR](/glossary/jpeg-xr.md)
* [JPEG XS](/glossary/jpeg-xs.md)
* [JPEG XT](/glossary/jpeg-xt.md)
* [JPF File](/glossary/jpf-file.md)
* [JPM File](/glossary/jpm-file.md)
* [JPX File](/glossary/jpx-file.md)
* [Just-in-Time Encoding](/glossary/just-in-time-encoding.md)

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## K

* [Keyframe Interval](/glossary/keyframe-interval.md)

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## L

* [Latency](/glossary/latency.md)
* [Linear Streaming](/glossary/linear-streaming.md)
* [Live Queue](/glossary/live-queue.md)
* [Live Thumbnail](/glossary/live-thumbnail.md)
* [Loop Streaming](/glossary/loop-streaming.md)
* [Lossless Compression](/glossary/lossless-compression.md)
* [Lossy Compression](/glossary/lossy-compression.md)
* [Low-Latency DASH](/glossary/low-latency-dash.md)

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## M

* [M2TS File](/glossary/m2ts-file.md)
* [M2V File](/glossary/m2v-file.md)
* [M3U8](/glossary/m3u8.md)
* [M4P File](/glossary/m4p-file.md)
* [M4S Format](/glossary/m4s-format.md)
* [Macroblock](/glossary/macroblock.md)
* [Magic Bytes](/glossary/magic-bytes.md)
* [Marketing Asset Management](/glossary/marketing-asset-management.md)
* [Media Asset Management Software](/glossary/media-asset-management-software.md)
* [Media Assets](/glossary/media-assets.md)
* [Media Objects](/glossary/media-objects.md)
* [Media Pipeline](/glossary/media-pipeline.md)
* [Media URL](/glossary/media-url.md)
* [Median Filter](/glossary/median-filter.md)
* [Megapixel](/glossary/megapixel.md)
* [Metadata](/glossary/metadata.md)
* [Metadata Extraction](/glossary/metadata-extraction.md)
* [Metadata Standard](/glossary/metadata-standard.md)
* [Metadata Tagging](/glossary/metadata-tagging.md)
* [Midroll](/glossary/midroll.md)
* [MIME Type](/glossary/mime-type.md)
* [MJPEG](/glossary/mjpeg.md)
* [Morphological Image Processing](/glossary/morphological-image-processing.md)
* [Motion Compensation](/glossary/motion-compensation.md)
* [Motion Estimation](/glossary/motion-estimation.md)
* [Motion Graphics](/glossary/motion-graphics.md)
* [MOV File](/glossary/mov-file.md)
* [MP1 File](/glossary/mp1-file.md)
* [MP2 File](/glossary/mp2-file.md)
* [MPD File](/glossary/mpd-file.md)
* [MPEG Compression](/glossary/mpeg-compression.md)
* [MPEG-TS](/glossary/mpeg-ts.md)
* [MPG File](/glossary/mpg-file.md)
* [MPO File](/glossary/mpo-file.md)
* [MTS File](/glossary/mts-file.md)
* [Multi-Camera Live Streaming](/glossary/multi-camera-live-streaming.md)
* [Multi-Format Codec](/glossary/multi-format-codec.md)
* [Multi-Label Image Classification](/glossary/multi-label-image-classification.md)
* [Multiple CDN Domains](/glossary/cdn-multiple-domains.md)
* [Multiple Object Tracking](/glossary/multiple-object-tracking.md)
* [Multisampling](/glossary/multisampling.md)
* [Muted Attribute](/glossary/muted-attribute.md)
* [Muxing](/glossary/muxing.md)

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## N

* [Native Resolution](/glossary/native-resolution.md)
* [Native Video](/glossary/native-video.md)
* [Nearest Neighbor Interpolation](/glossary/nearest-neighbor-interpolation.md)
* [Next-Gen Formats](/glossary/next-gen-formats.md)
* [NVOD](/glossary/nvod.md)

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## O

* [Object Detection](/glossary/object-detection.md)
* [Object Storage](/glossary/object-storage.md)
* [OCR](/glossary/ocr.md)
* [OG Image](/glossary/og-image.md)
* [On-Demand Processing](/glossary/on-demand-processing.md)
* [Origin Servers](/glossary/origin-servers.md)
* [Over-the-Top Video](/glossary/over-the-top-video.md)

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## P

* [P-Frame](/glossary/p-frame.md)
* [Panoptic Segmentation](/glossary/panoptic-segmentation.md)
* [Pay-Per-View Streaming](/glossary/pay-per-view-streaming.md)
* [PBM File](/glossary/pbm-file.md)
* [PDF](/glossary/pdf.md)
* [Per-Title Encoding](/glossary/per-title-encoding.md)
* [PFM File](/glossary/pfm-file.md)
* [PGF File](/glossary/pgf-file.md)
* [PGM File](/glossary/pgm-file.md)
* [Pixel Replication](/glossary/pixel-replication.md)
* [Pixelization](/glossary/pixelization.md)
* [PJPEG](/glossary/pjpeg.md)
* [PNG](/glossary/png.md)
* [PNM File Format](/glossary/pnm-file-format.md)
* [Postroll](/glossary/postroll.md)
* [PPM File](/glossary/ppm-file.md)
* [Pre-Recorded Video](/glossary/pre-recorded-video.md)
* [Premium Video On Demand (PVOD)](/glossary/premium-video-on-demand-pvod.md)
* [Presigned URL](/glossary/presigned-url.md)
* [Priority Job Slot](/glossary/priority-job-slot.md)
* [Progressive Images](/glossary/progressive-images.md)
* [Progressive Rendering](/glossary/progressive-rendering.md)
* [Progressive Scan](/glossary/progressive-scan.md)

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## Q

* [QoE](/glossary/qoe.md)
* [QoS Video](/glossary/qos-video.md)
* [Quantization Parameter](/glossary/quantization-parameter.md)

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## R

* [Radiance HDR](/glossary/radiance-hdr.md)
* [Raster Files](/glossary/raster-files.md)
* [Rasterization](/glossary/rasterization.md)
* [Rate Limit](/glossary/rate-limit.md)
* [Rate Limiter](/glossary/rate-limiter.md)
* [Rate-Distortion Optimization](/glossary/rate-distortion-optimization.md)
* [RAW File](/glossary/raw-file.md)
* [Real-Time Video](/glossary/real-time-video.md)
* [Rebuffering](/glossary/rebuffering.md)
* [Refresh Rate](/glossary/refresh-rate.md)
* [Region Growing](/glossary/region-growing.md)
* [Region-Based Segmentation](/glossary/region-based-segmentation.md)
* [Reliable Internet Stream Transport (RIST)](/glossary/reliable-internet-stream-transport-rist.md)
* [Remuxing](/glossary/remuxing.md)
* [REST API](/glossary/rest-api.md)
* [Resumable Upload](/glossary/resumable-upload.md)
* [RGB Color Model](/glossary/rgb-color-model.md)
* [RGB Image](/glossary/rgb-image.md)
* [RGBA Image](/glossary/rgba-image.md)
* [RIFF File](/glossary/riff-file.md)
* [RMVB](/glossary/rmvb.md)
* [Robot](/glossary/robot.md)
* [Robot Parameter](/glossary/robot-parameter.md)
* [RTCP](/glossary/rtcp.md)
* [RTMP Pass-Through](/glossary/rtmp-pass-through.md)
* [RTMP vs. RTSP](/glossary/rtmp-vs-rtsp.md)
* [RTSP](/glossary/rtsp.md)
* [Run-length Encoding](/glossary/run-length-encoding.md)

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## S

* [SDK](/glossary/sdk.md)
* [SDR Video](/glossary/sdr-video.md)
* [Semantic Segmentation](/glossary/semantic-segmentation.md)
* [Server-Side Ad Insertion](/glossary/server-side-ad-insertion.md)
* [Server-Side Rendering](/glossary/server-side-rendering.md)
* [Shoppable Video](/glossary/shoppable-video.md)
* [Signature Authentication](/glossary/signature-authentication.md)
* [Signature Authentication for Notification](/glossary/signature-authentication-for-notification.md)
* [Signed URL](/glossary/signed-url.md)
* [Simulcast](/glossary/simulcast.md)
* [Simulive](/glossary/simulive.md)
* [Slice-Based Encoding](/glossary/slice-based-encoding.md)
* [Social Media Asset Management](/glossary/social-media-asset-management.md)
* [Software Encoding](/glossary/software-encoding.md)
* [SPA (Single-Page Application)](/glossary/spa-single-page-application.md)
* [Spatial Compression](/glossary/spatial-compression.md)
* [Spatial Resolution](/glossary/spatial-resolution.md)
* [Speaker Diarization](/glossary/speaker-diarization.md)
* [Speech-to-Text](/glossary/speech-to-text.md)
* [SRT File](/glossary/srt-file.md)
* [SRT Video Streaming](/glossary/srt-video-streaming.md)
* [Startup Time](/glossary/startup-time.md)
* [Static Assets](/glossary/static-assets.md)
* [Static Content](/glossary/static-content.md)
* [Stream Key](/glossary/stream-key.md)
* [Subpixel](/glossary/subpixel.md)
* [Supersampling](/glossary/supersampling.md)
* [SVG](/glossary/svg.md)
* [SVGZ File](/glossary/svgz-file.md)
* [SVOD](/glossary/svod.md)
* [SWF File](/glossary/swf-file.md)
* [Sync Mode](/glossary/sync-mode.md)

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## T

* [Technical Metadata](/glossary/technical-metadata.md)
* [Template](/glossary/template.md)
* [Template Credentials](/glossary/template-credentials.md)
* [Template Editor](/glossary/template-editor.md)
* [Temporal Compression](/glossary/temporal-compression.md)
* [Temporal Video Segmentation](/glossary/temporal-video-segmentation.md)
* [Text-to-Image Model](/glossary/text-to-image-model.md)
* [Threshold Segmentation](/glossary/threshold-segmentation.md)
* [Thumbnail Storyboard](/glossary/thumbnail-storyboard.md)
* [Thumbnails](/glossary/thumbnails.md)
* [Time to First Byte](/glossary/time-to-first-byte.md)
* [Timecode](/glossary/timecode.md)
* [Timed Text Markup Language](/glossary/timed-text-markup-language.md)
* [Tone Mapping](/glossary/tone-mapping.md)
* [Transmuxing](/glossary/transmuxing.md)
* [Transrating](/glossary/transrating.md)
* [TS File](/glossary/ts-file.md)
* [Turbo Mode](/glossary/turbo-mode.md)
* [tus](/glossary/tus.md)
* [TVOD](/glossary/tvod.md)
* [Two-Pass Encoding](/glossary/two-pass-encoding.md)

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## U

* [Ultra Low Latency Video Streaming](/glossary/ultra-low-latency-video-streaming.md)
* [Uncompressed Video](/glossary/uncompressed-video.md)
* [Unsharp Masking](/glossary/unsharp-masking.md)
* [Uppy](/glossary/uppy.md)
* [URL Transformation](/glossary/url-transformation.md)
* [User-Generated Video](/glossary/user-generated-video.md)

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## V

* [Variable Bit Rate](/glossary/variable-bit-rate.md)
* [Variable Frame Rate](/glossary/variable-frame-rate.md)
* [VC-1](/glossary/vc-1.md)
* [Video Alt Text](/glossary/video-alt-text.md)
* [Video Analytics](/glossary/video-analytics.md)
* [Video Annotation](/glossary/video-annotation.md)
* [Video Archiving](/glossary/video-archiving.md)
* [Video Aspect Ratio](/glossary/video-aspect-ratio.md)
* [Video Autoplay](/glossary/video-autoplay.md)
* [Video Bandwidth](/glossary/video-bandwidth.md)
* [Video Bitstream](/glossary/video-bitstream.md)
* [Video Broadcasting](/glossary/video-broadcasting.md)
* [Video Chapters](/glossary/video-chapters.md)
* [Video Chunk](/glossary/video-chunk.md)
* [Video Clipping](/glossary/video-clipping.md)
* [Video Color Space](/glossary/video-color-space.md)
* [Video Completion Rate](/glossary/video-completion-rate.md)
* [Video Compositing](/glossary/video-compositing.md)
* [Video Compression](/glossary/video-compression.md)
* [Video Content Management System](/glossary/video-content-management-system.md)
* [Video Controls](/glossary/video-controls.md)
* [Video Decoding](/glossary/video-decoding.md)
* [Video Editing API](/glossary/video-editing-api.md)
* [Video Embed](/glossary/video-embed.md)
* [Video Encoding](/glossary/video-encoding.md)
* [Video Engagement](/glossary/video-engagement.md)
* [Video Fingerprinting](/glossary/video-fingerprinting.md)
* [Video Frame Rates](/glossary/video-frame-rates.md)
* [Video Hosting](/glossary/video-hosting.md)
* [Video Indexing](/glossary/video-indexing.md)
* [Video Ingest](/glossary/video-ingest.md)
* [Video Localization](/glossary/video-localization.md)
* [Video Loop](/glossary/video-loop.md)
* [Video Manifest](/glossary/video-manifest.md)
* [Video Metadata](/glossary/video-metadata.md)
* [Video on Demand](/glossary/video-on-demand.md)
* [Video Packaging](/glossary/video-packaging.md)
* [Video Paywall](/glossary/video-paywall.md)
* [Video Playback](/glossary/video-playback.md)
* [Video Player SDK](/glossary/video-player-sdk.md)
* [Video Posters](/glossary/video-posters.md)
* [Video Preload](/glossary/video-preload.md)
* [Video Processing API](/glossary/video-processing-api.md)
* [Video Proxies](/glossary/video-proxies.md)
* [Video Quality Metrics](/glossary/video-quality-metrics.md)
* [Video Rendering](/glossary/video-rendering.md)
* [Video Rendition](/glossary/video-rendition.md)
* [Video Resolutions](/glossary/video-resolutions.md)
* [Video Scaling](/glossary/video-scaling.md)
* [Video Scrubbing](/glossary/video-scrubbing.md)
* [Video Segmentation](/glossary/video-segmentation.md)
* [Video Sitemap](/glossary/video-sitemap.md)
* [Video Stitching](/glossary/video-stitching.md)
* [Video Stream Processing](/glossary/video-stream-processing.md)
* [Video Streaming API](/glossary/video-streaming-api.md)
* [Video Syndication](/glossary/video-syndication.md)
* [Video Transcription](/glossary/what-is-video-transcription.md)
* [Virus Scanning](/glossary/virus-scanning.md)
* [Visual Artifacts](/glossary/visual-artifacts.md)
* [VMAF](/glossary/vmaf.md)
* [VP9 Codec](/glossary/vp9-codec.md)

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## W

* [Watershed Segmentation](/glossary/watershed-segmentation.md)
* [Wavelet Compression](/glossary/wavelet-compression.md)
* [Webhook](/glossary/webhook.md)
* [WebP](/glossary/webp.md)
* [WebVTT](/glossary/webvtt.md)
* [Workspace](/glossary/workspace.md)

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## X

* [XCF File](/glossary/xcf-file.md)
* [XMP Metadata](/glossary/xmp-metadata.md)

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##

* [1:1 Aspect Ratio](/glossary/1-1-aspect-ratio.md)
* [2K Resolution](/glossary/2k-resolution.md)
* [3GP](/glossary/3gp.md)
* [4K Bitrate](/glossary/4k-bitrate.md)
* [8-Bit Video](/glossary/8-bit-video.md)
* [8K Resolution](/glossary/8k-resolution.md)
* [10-Bit Video](/glossary/10-bit-video.md)
* [16:9](/glossary/16-9.md)
* [360-Degree Video](/glossary/360-degree-video.md)
* [360p](/glossary/360p.md)
* [480p](/glossary/480p.md)
* [640x480](/glossary/640x480.md)
* [720x480](/glossary/720x480.md)
* [1080p](/glossary/1080p.md)
* [2160p](/glossary/2160p.md)

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