1. In Web terminology, the text, media, and links or information displayed by a browser at a particular Web site.
2. Electronic or mechanical representation, in analog or digital form, of audiovisual data consisting of individually or in composite form still or moving images, audio, text, or graphics to include related data and metadata.

The nested units of information into which a media stream can be decomposed. [T1.80
1. 04-1997]

Storage and management of databases by a content provider. [2382-pt.35]

A rating provided by a rating service that defines or categorizes the contents of a Web site. [Bahorsky]

A generalized form of Video on Demand that encompasses both video and non-video content.

A combination of Access Control and Copy Control.

1. An organization that creates and maintains databases containing information from an information provider.
Note: The content provider and the information provider may be the same organization.
2. The entity that owns or is licensed to sell content or content assets. Although the Service Provider is the primary source for the customer at home, a direct logical information flow may… (Read More →)

Synonym associative storage.

1. A condition that arises when two or more data stations attempt to transmit at the same time over a shared channel, or when two data stations attempt to transmit at the same time in two-way alternate communication.
Note: A contention can occur in data communications when no station is designated a master station. In contention, each station must monitor… (Read More →)

The sharing or synchronization of other information associated with a service, such as application state or security context.