NAPLPS -

North American Presentation Level Protocol Syntax.

A committee that set the standard for color television broadcasting and video in the United States (currently in use also in Japan); also refers to the standard set by this committee (NTSC standard).

An abstract term indicating either a node class or a node instance. When used with a class qualifier (for example, application node) it implies an instance (for example, instance of an application class). (RTMIDI-specific term)

A definition of the behavior of a node instance. All instances of the same class are expected to have the same behavior and purpose, although this restriction is not enforced by the driver. (RTMIDI-specific term)

A vertex in the node network that can receive and transmit MIDI messages. (RTMIDI-specific term)

The collection (graph) of node instances and links. (RTMIDI-specific term)

Synonym for full-frame time code.

A running program that cannot receive input from the keyboard or other input device.

(1) A device that contains both source and destination information for multimedia. (2) A device that transmits data (usually analog) directly, without streaming to system memory.

A protocol used for display and communication of text and graphics in a videotex system; a form of vector graphics.

A graphical representation that resembles a perfect-bound or spiral-bound notebook that contains pages separated into sections by tabbed divider pages. A user can turn the pages of a notebook to move from one section to another.

National Television Standard Committee.

(1) The behavior of a stream that can be created and started but which has no associated data flow. (2) The behavior of a stream that can be created and started but which has no associated data flow. For example, a CD-DA is a non-streaming device. (3) A device that does not stream its data through the MMPM/2 streaming system For example, a CDDA device is a non-streaming device.