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AAC
An open standard for formatting music that works as one of many layers within MPG4 (see below).

A/C
Auto Changer

ABC
Automatic Bandwidth Control

AC
Abbreviation for alternating current. An electric current that reverses its direction at regularly recurring intervals

ADSL
Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line. A means of delivering high communication speeds over existing copper phone lines. Unlike a regular dial up Internet service, ADSL is always switched on. This means you are permanently connected to the web

AGARAS
Anti-Glare Anti-Reflection Anti-Static. A coating which actively suppresses reflected light

AH
A battery capacity rating that equals the achievable product of the current drain and the time duration of that drain. The greater the AH rating, the longer the operating battery life.

AMDC
Advanced Monitor Deflection Control. Circuit that allows fast, stable switching between the various resoltions and timing modes of a monitor without disturbing transient distortion effects.

ANSI Lumen
ANSI (American National Standards Institute) Lumens - Standard for measuring light output or brightness

APS
APS is a recent development and offers more variety in the type of shots you can take. APS cameras are usually smaller than their 35mm counterparts and are much easier to load film into.

ATRAC
Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding. A compression system designed to enable storage of large amounts of audio information with marginal loss of quality.

ATRAC 3
Sony's proprietary format for music, only works on their Net Walkmans.

AV
Audio-Visual