From e2de64d6f1beb9e492daf5b886e19933c1fa41dd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: toma Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:56:58 +0000 Subject: Copy the KDE 3.5 branch to branches/trinity for new KDE 3.5 features. BUG:215923 git-svn-id: svn://anonsvn.kde.org/home/kde/branches/trinity/kdemultimedia@1054174 283d02a7-25f6-0310-bc7c-ecb5cbfe19da --- doc/artsbuilder/glossary.docbook | 164 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 164 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/artsbuilder/glossary.docbook (limited to 'doc/artsbuilder/glossary.docbook') diff --git a/doc/artsbuilder/glossary.docbook b/doc/artsbuilder/glossary.docbook new file mode 100644 index 00000000..12fd2dac --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/artsbuilder/glossary.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,164 @@ + + + + + +ALSA + + +Advanced &Linux; Sound Architecture; a &Linux; sound card driver; not +currently included with the standard kernel source code. + + + + + +&arts; + + +Analog Real-Time Synthesizer; the name of the multimedia +architecture/library/toolkit used by the &kde; project (note +capitalization) + + + + + +BSD + + +Berkeley Software Distribution; here refers to any of several free +&UNIX;-compatible operating systems derived from BSD +&UNIX;. + + + + + +CORBA + + +Common Object Request Broker Architecture; a standard for implementing +object-oriented remote execution. + + + + + +CVS + + +Concurrent Versions System; a software configuration management system +used by many software projects including &kde; and &arts;. + + + + + +FFT + + +Fast Fourier Transform; an algorithm for converting data from the time +to frequency domain; often used in signal processing. + + + + + +Full Duplex + + +The ability of a sound card to simultaneously record and play audio. + + + + + +GPL + + +GNU General Public License; a software license +created by the Free Software Foundation defining the terms for releasing +free software. + + + + + +&GUI; + + +Graphical User Interface + + + + + +IDL + + +Interface Definition Language; a programming language independent format +for specifying interfaces (methods and data). + + + + + +&kde; + + +K Desktop Environment; a project to develop a free graphical desktop +environment for &UNIX; compatible systems. + + + + + +LGPL + + +GNU Lesser General Public License; a software license +created by the Free Software Foundation defining the terms for releasing +free software; less restrictive than the GPL and +often used for software libraries. + + + + + +&MCOP; + + +Multimedia COmmunication Protocol; the protocol used for communication +between &arts; software modules; similar to CORBA but +simpler and optimized for multimedia. + + + + + +&MIDI; + + +Musical Instrument Digital Interface; a standard protocol for +communication between electronic musical instruments; often also used to +refer to a file format for storing &MIDI; commands. + + + + + +OSS + + +Open Sound System; the sound drivers included with the &Linux; kernel +(sometimes called OSS/Free) or a commercial version +sold by 4Front Technologies. + + + + + -- cgit v1.2.1