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Glossary
This glossary defines terms and spells out abbreviations you may encounter while working
with online help or the QTSS and DSS Administrator’s Guide. References to terms defined
elsewhere in the glossary appear in italics.
A
access file A text file called qtaccess that contains information about users and groups
who are authorized to view media in the directory in which the access file is stored.
administrator
A user with server or directory domain administration privileges.
administrator computer
A computer with server administrator software installed that
can be used to configure and manage another computer.
announced broadcast A method such as Automatic Unicast (Announce) enabling a
broadcaster to negotiate with a server to accept a broadcast.
AppleScript A scripting language with English-like syntax, used to write script files that can
control your computer. AppleScript is part of the Mac operating system and is included on
every Macintosh.
Automatic Unicast (Announce) A method of delivering a broadcast to a streaming
server in which an SDP file is automatically copied and kept current on the server. A
broadcast user name and password must be created before starting such a broadcast.
AVI (Audio Visual Interleave)
A Windows video file format.
B
bandwidth
The capacity of a network connection, measured in bits or bytes per second, for
carrying data.
bit A single piece of information, with a value of either 0 or 1.
bit rate The speed at which bits are transmitted on a network, usually expressed in bits per
second.
broadcast Transmitting one copy of a stream over the whole network.
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