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