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·         Jack - The female end of a connector as opposed to the male end of a connector which is a plug.  Or, the opposite of a plug.

·         Jitter - Jitter can describe any distortion to an analog or digital signal but is generally used today to describe latency or interference to digital signals.  "Digital" or "Binary Jitter" is latency in digital connections or network traffic over long distance runs.

·         Jog Dial - Also known as Shuttle Dial.  A control dial found on some VCRs and laser-video players that allows the user to more easily execute forward and reverse picture searches.

·         Jump - An anomaly that causes a DVD player to “skip” ahead.

 

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