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Glossary
B
Bit rate The digital representation of an audio signal expressed in bits per second (bps). The
bit rate often determines the quality and size of an MP3 le. Higher bit rates create larger but
better-sounding les. The most common bit rate for MP3 is 128kbps. This gives you near-CD
quality at about a 10:1 compression ratio.
Browser A short name for your Internet browser.
C
CDDB An on-line repository of audio CD information provided by CDDB, Incorporated. Your
Wave/PC
software can access CDDB automatically to get album title and track information
when you load an audio CD into your CD-ROM drive.
Check box A graphic element in a display that enables you to select a combination of
choices by clicking a box.
D
Default Refers to the preset value assumed by your computer unless you change it.
Destination directory The path which determines where your downloaded les are stored
on your hard drive.
E
Encoding In this context, encoding is the process of compressing a ripped audio le into
the MP3 format.
G
Genre A type or category of music, such as Classical, Country, Pop, Jazz, etc.
I
ISP Internet Service Provider. This is the dial-up service you use to connect to the Internet if
you dont have a permanent network connection.
M
MP3 An audio le format also known as MPEG 1 Layer 3. Audio les of this type are identi-
ed by their .mp3 lename extension. Because audio les can be very large, an MP3 le is
compressed so that it occupies less storage space on your hard drive. Although it is com-
pressed, it has little or no loss in sound quality.
MPEG The Moving Picture Experts Group is a name for a set of standards for the compres-
sion and playback of digital audio and video. MP3 is one of these standards.
Music le A computer le used in the digital music industry. It could be encoded in one of
several formats identied by its lename extension (such as *.mp3).
Music nder A Wave/PC software feature that allows you to nd music les located on your
computers hard drive.
P
Playlist A le containing a customized list of music les compiled from your music library.
Pushbutton A graphic element in a display which, when clicked (depressed), performs an
action.
R
Radio button A graphic element in a display which when clicked, allows you to select only
one alternative from a group.
Ripping The process of extracting digital audio les from a CD.
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