Glossary of Audio Terminology

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Y

Y The electronic symbol for admittance - the inverse of impedance.

Y-connector A three-wire circuit that is star connected.

Y/N Software program "yes/no" response prompt. A "Y" or "N" keystroke is expected.

yield The number of devices that work as planned, specified as a percentage of the total number actually fabricated. Normally used to quantify a run of integrated circuits.

YUV video The coding process used in CD-I in which the luminance signal (Y) is recorded at full bandwidth on each line and chroma values (U and V) are recorded at half bandwidth on alternate lines.

 

 

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