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Glossary

Term Definition
Network

A communication system consisting of a group of broadcasting stations that all transmit the same programs. (ABC, CBS, NBC)
NTIA

National Telecommunications and Information Administration. The President's principal adviser on telecommunications and information policy issues.
NTSC

National Television Systems Committee. This is the name of the analog transmission standard used prior to DTV in the U.S., which the committee created in 1953.
Native Resolution

Specific resolution that a TV set — whether integrated or not — or a monitor, is designed to display. All other resolutions must be either up-converted or down-converted for display.
NTSC Tuner

A device built in to a TV set that allows reception of analog broadcasting.