- Industry: Computer; Software
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Apple Inc., formerly Apple Computer, Inc., is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software and personal computers.
A unit of data sent by one task or thread that is guaranteed to be delivered atomically to another task or thread. In Mach, a message consists of a header and a variable-length body. Some system services are invoked by passing a message from a thread to the Mach port representing the task that provides the desired service.
Industry:Software; Computer
A large uppercase letter that drops below the main line of text for aesthetic reasons.
Industry:Software; Computer
In video, a synchronizing technique that skips timecodes to keep them current with video frames.
Industry:Software; Computer
A script application that launches when you drag a file or folder icon in the Finder and drop it on the droplet’s icon. A droplet receives a list of descriptors for the folders or files dropped on it and typically performs operations on each item in the list.
Industry:Software; Computer
A surround sound speaker configuration consisting of five speakers arranged in specific positions along the circumference of a circle and a subwoofer (the “.1”). The speaker channels are typically designated as follows: left, center, right, left surround. right surround, and LFE (low frequency effect).
Industry:Software; Computer
In audio, time-based inconsistencies in the clock signal or clock component in a digital signal stream. In digital audio, jitter can result in audible distortion.
Industry:Software; Computer
Digital signal processing. In audio, analyzing or transforming digital representations of audio. Such transformations include, among others, filtering and equalization, reverberation, level compression, data compression, and sound effects such as pitch shifting. Digital signal processing can be performed by hardware, software, or a combination of both.
Industry:Software; Computer
In Xcode, a small window that displays a project message in place—that is, in the location the message applies to, such as a code line that contains an error.
Industry:Software; Computer
A file that stores an executable’s debugging information to minimize the size of the executable file without compromising the program’s debugging experience.
Industry:Software; Computer
Sometimes written as Q8.24 or fx8.24. A fixed-point sample size used as the canonical audio sample type for processing linear PCM audio in iPhone OS, in lieu of 32-bit floating-point samples. In an 8.24 audio sample there are eight bits to the left of the radix point, forming the integer (or “magnitude") portion of the value, and 24 bits to the right, forming the fractional portion.
Industry:Software; Computer
