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iPod:: A hard-drive- or flash- memory-based digital media player from Apple Computer, Inc.

iPodder:: A nifty piece of software designed to download audio files (podcasts) directly to your digital media player (such as Apple's iPod).

iTunes:: Apple's Macand PC-based software for managing MP3s, AAC files, and other audio content among the World Wide Web, your computer, and your iPod.

L

LCD:: Stands for liquid crystal display, the type of screen used in iPods and many MP3 players.

M

MPEG:: Stands for Moving Pictures Expert Group, a digital information compression standard that allows large digital files, such as audio or video files, to be compressed nearly tenfold without much quality loss.; See also [MP3]

MP3:: A type of digital compression that is used to reduce the size of music files while maintaining quality. MP3 compression is part of MPEG compression.

N

newbie:: Slang for someone who is new to a particular concept or discipline.

O

Ogg Vorbis:: An open -source file compression format, similar to MP3.

OOG:: See [Ogg Vorbis]

OPML:: Stands for Outline Processor Markup Language, a kind of programming language that is used to create files for Really Simple Syndication (RSS).

P

peer-to-peer:: A computer network that uses the computers on the "edges" of the network rather than a central point or the network itself. In short, peer-to-peer takes advantage of all the computers on the network to speed things up.

plug-in:: A piece of software that can be "plugged" into an existing program to modify it in some way.

podcast:: A digital broadcast that can be loaded onto a digital music device, such as an iPod or other MP3 player.

podcatcher:: A piece of software (also known as an aggregator ) that goes out on the Internet and finds podcasts for download.

podwaves:: An analog to airwaves.

preamp :: Stands for preamplifier, an amplifier that comes before another amplifier . In the case of podcasting, the preamp usually powers the microphone.

P2P:: See [peer-to-peer]

R

RAM:: Stands for Random Access Memory, a computer-chip form of memory. Information such as computer programs and data is temporarily stored in RAM while the computer is turned on. As a general rule, RAM is volatile memory, and its contents are lost when power is removed. Flash memory is an exception to this rule.

RSS:: Stands for Really Simple Syndication, a protocol designed to make it easy for the average person to get podcasts out for the world to hear.

RSS feed:: The actual link to the podcast or other file to be syndicated.

S

streaming media:: A form of broadcasting in which content is streamed directly from a Web site to a home computer. This content is played "live" on the computer as it is streamed, rather than being saved on the computer's hard drive.

U

URL:: Stands for Uniform Resource Locator, the address of a Web page, often starting with www.

USB:: Stands for Universal Serial Bus, a now-standard connection modality for PCs and Macs.

USB 2.0:: A much faster form of the USB bus.

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