Glossary
of Audio Terminology
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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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