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optical fiber
Optical fiber is a thin, flexible, transparent strand or filament made of glass or plastic used for transmitting light signals over long distances with minimal loss of signal quality. It serves as a...
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field repetition rate
The number of fields scanned per second in a television system. The US standard is 60. Also called field frequency.
field repetition rate
The number of fields scanned per second in a television system. The US standard is 60. Also called field frequency.
forward-looking infrared
A night-vision device that uses one or more infrared transducers to scan a scene in the 3- to 5-µm or 8- to 12-µm spectral region, convert the infrared radiation to electronic data and...
frame
1. To center an image or place it in any part of the television screen desired. Also applies to stills. 2. A single image of the connected multiple images on motion-picture film. 3. The size of the...
frame frequency
The number of times per second that the frame of a television system is completely scanned. In the United States, 30 per second is the standard frame frequency.
frame rate
Frame rate refers to the frequency at which consecutive images, or frames, are displayed in a video sequence. It is typically measured in frames per second (fps) and determines the smoothness and...
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