ADC
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analog to digital converter
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AHB
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AMBA High-Performance Bus
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ALSA
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Advanced Linux Sound Architecture
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ALU
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arithmetic-logical unit
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AMBA
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Advanced Microcontroller Bus Architecture
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API
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application programming interface
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application
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the top-level software that implements a Stream program
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AVC
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Advanced Video Coding
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basetype
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SPI
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the type of each data record in a stream
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BOA
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a high performance web server
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CIF
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common intermediate format; a 352x288 video format
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CODEC
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coder / decoder (or compressor / decompressor): program that manipulates stream data
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component
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SPI
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a high-level data-driven computation module
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CPB
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coded picture buffer
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CRAMFS
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compressed ROM filesystem
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D1
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digital video format (PAL 720x576 MPEG-2, NTSC 720x480 MPEG-2)
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DAC
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digital to analog converter
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DHCP
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dynamic host configuration protocol
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DLL
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dynamically loadable library
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DMA
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direct memory access
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DPU
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SPI
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data parallel unit: the part of a stream processor that executes kernels
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DSP
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digital signal processor or digital signal processing
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DSP MIPS
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SPI
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one of two MIPS processors (System MIPS and DSP MIPS) on a stream processor
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Eclipse
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extensible open development platform
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FIFO
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first in / first out queue
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GPU
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general purpose processing unit: part of a stream processor that executes Stream code
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GUI
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graphical user interface
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H.264
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video compression standard (a.k.a. MPEG-4 Part 10, a.k.a. AVC)
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HD
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high definition video
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HDK
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SPI
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hardware development kit
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HDMI
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high-definition multimedia interface: a digital audio/video interface
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IC
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integrated circuit
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IDE
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integrated development environment
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I frame
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intra frame (coded without reference to other frames)
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in-lane
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SPI
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per lane; each lane can only access in-lane LRF data directly, not data from other lanes
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I/O
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input/output
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IPC
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interprocess communication
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ISA
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instruction set architecture
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JFFS
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journaling flash filesystem
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JTAG
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Joint Test Action Group: IEEE 1149.1 standard for debugging ICs and embedded systems
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kernel
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SPI
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a DPU function to perform a computationally intensive operation on streams
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lane
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SPI
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one of multiple identical arithmetic processors in a stream processor (8 on SP8, 16 on SP16)
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LGPL
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Gnu Lesser General Public License
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Linux
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operating system (the operating system on System MIPS)
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LRF
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SPI
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lane register file: local storage for communicating stream data to/from a kernel
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mb
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macroblock
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me
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motion estimation
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MinII
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minimum iteration interval (of software pipelined loop)
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MIPS
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microprocessor without interlocked pipeline stages: a computer microprocessor architecture
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MIPSsim
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a simulator for MIPS programs
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MPEG
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Moving Picture Experts Group
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MTD
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memory technology device; a Linux subsystem for memory technology devices (e.g., flash)
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module
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SPI
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an executable or library built from a spide project
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NFS
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network file system
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NTSC
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National Television Standards Committee; the television format used in the US and Japan
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ORF
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SPI
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operand register file: local storage for each lane in a stream processor
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OS
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operating system
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PAL
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Phase Alternating Line; a television format used in Europe
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PC
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personal computer; also, program counter
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PCM
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Pulse Code Modulation: an encoding for digital audio data
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P frame
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predictively coded frame (coded with reference to other frames)
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pipeline
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SPI
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top-level Stream function that performs stream operations
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PPS
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picture parameter set
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project
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SPI
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a group of related files in a spide workspace
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PSNR
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peak signal-to-noise ratio
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QCIF
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quarter common intermediate format; a 176x144 video format
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QP
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quantization parameter
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RAM
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random access memory
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RC
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rate control
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record
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SPI
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a structured data item that forms an element of a stream
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RGB
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an additive color model (red + green + blue)
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RPC
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remote procedure call
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RTL
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runtime library
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RTP
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real time transport protocol
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RTSP
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real time streaming protocol
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SD
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standard definition video
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SDE
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software development environment
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SIMD
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single instruction, multiple data; a variety of VLIW architecture design
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SOC
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system-on-a-chip
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SORF
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SPI
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scalar operand register file: for communicating non-stream shared data to/from a kernel
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SP16
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SPI
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a 16-lane stream processor from Stream Processors, Inc.
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SP8
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SPI
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an 8-lane stream processor from Stream Processors, Inc.
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spc
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SPI
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Stream Processors compiler
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SPI
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SPI
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Stream Processors, Inc.; also Serial Peripheral Interface
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spide
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SPI
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Stream Processors integrated development environment
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SPM
|
SPI
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Stream programming model
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SPS
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sequence parameter set
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SRAM
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static random access memory
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Storm-1
|
SPI
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a family of SPI processors, including SP16 and SP8
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stream
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SPI
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a sequence of data records, each of identical type
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striped
|
SPI
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distributed across lanes, as with stream records
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SUS
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Single Unix Specification
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SWP
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software pipelining: rearranging loop operations to minimize iteration interval
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System MIPS
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SPI
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one of two MIPS processors (System MIPS and DSP MIPS) on a stream processor
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TCP
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transfer control protocol
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UART
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universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter
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V4L2
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Video for Linux Two: a specification for Linux video
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VBV
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video buffering verifier (a.k.a. CPB)
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vector
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SPI
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a variable with a separate value in each lane
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VLIW
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very large instruction word architecture
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width
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SPI
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size in bits of each component of a basic data type (32, 16 or 8)
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workspace
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SPI
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a directory containing spide metadata
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YUV
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a color model with one luma and two chrominance components.
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YUV422
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a YUV data format
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