diff --git a/doc/glossary.texi b/doc/glossary.texi index 351541f9..72a9a660 100644 --- a/doc/glossary.texi +++ b/doc/glossary.texi @@ -30,9 +30,15 @@ Compact Disc Digital Audio, described in the ``Red Book'' or ICE people think of when you play a @acronym{CD} as it was the first to use the @acronym{CD} medium. -@item CD-i +@item CD+G -Compact Disc interactive. An extension of the CD format designed +Compact Disc + Graphics. An extension of the CD audio format contains +a limited amount of graphics in subcode channels. This disc works in +all audio players but the graphics portion is only available in a +special CD+G or Karaoke player. + +@item CD-i +Compact Disc Interactive. An extension of the CD format designed around a set-top computer that connects to a TV to provide interactive home entertainment, including digital audio and video, video games, and software applications. Defined by the ``Green Book'' standard. @@ -138,6 +144,11 @@ single number it is often easier to work with in programming than an MSF. Because it starts at 0 rather than -150 as is the case of an LBA it can be represented as an unsigned value. +@item MCN + +Media Catalog Number. A identification number on an audio CD. Also +called a UPC. Another identification number is ISRC. + @item MMC MMC (MultiMedia Commands). A SCSI programming specification made by @@ -147,18 +158,19 @@ communicating with CDROM drives, CD-Rewriters, DVD-Rewriters, etc. Many manufacturers have adopted this standard and it also applies to ATAPI versions of their drives. -@item Mixed Mode +@item Mixed Mode CD -A CD that contains tracks of differing CD-ROM Mode formats. For -example a discs could contain both computer data (Yellow Book) and -audio (Red Book) tracks. +A Mixed Mode is a CD that contains tracks of differing CD-ROM Mode +formats. In particular the first track may contain both computer data +(Yellow Book) CD ROM data while the remaining tracks are audio or +video data. Video CD's can be Mixed Mode CDs. @item Multisession A way of writing to a CD that allows more data to be added to readable discs at a later time. -@item NRG format file +@item Nero NRG format file A proprietary CD image file format use by a popular program for Microsoft Windows, Ahead Nero. The specification of this format is @@ -224,8 +236,8 @@ See also @acronym{MMC} @item Win32 ioctl driver Ioctl (Input Output ConTroLs). A Win32 function, implemented in all -Windows. It is used for sending commands to devices using defined -codes and structures. +Microsoft Windows. It is used for sending commands to devices using +defined codes and structures. @item XA See @acronym{CD-ROM XA}