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earcon -

An icon with an audio enhancement, such as a ringing telephone.
ECB -
Event control block.
ECU -
Script abbreviation for extreme close-up.
edit decision list (EDL) -
Synonym for edit list.
edit list -
A list of the specific video footage, with time-code numbers, that will be edited together to form the program. It is completed during the offline edit and used during the online edit. Synonym for edit decision list (EDL).
edit master -
The final videotape from which all copies are made. See also glass master.
editing -
Assembling various segments into the composite program.
EDL -
Edit decision list.
EGA -
Enhanced graphics adapter.
element -
(1) A file or other stored data item. (2) An individual file that is part of a RIFF compound file. An element of a compound file also could be an entire RIFF file, a non-RIFF file, an arbitrary RIFF chunk, or arbitrary binary data. (3) The particular resource within a subarea that is identified by an element address.
emphasis -
Highlighting, color change, or other visible indication of the condition of an object or choice and the effect of that condition on a user's ability to interact with that object or choice. Emphasis can also give a user additional information about the state of an object or choice.
encode -
To convert data by the use of a code in such a manner that reconversion to the original form is possible. Contrast with decode.(T)
enhanced graphics adapter (EGA) -
A graphics controller for color displays. The pel resolution of an enhanced graphics adapter is 3:4.
entry field -
An area into which a user places text. Its boundaries are usually indicated.
erasable optical discs -
Optical discs that can be erased and written to repeatedly.

establishing shot -
In videotaping, a long shot used in the beginning of a program or segment to establish where the action is taking place and to give the sense of an environment.
EVCB -
Event control block.
event -
An occurrence of significance to a task; for example, the completion of an asynchronous operation, such as I/O.
event control block (ECB or EVCB) -
A control block used to represent the status of an event.
event queue -
In computer graphics, a queue that records changes in input devices such as buttons, valuators, and the keyboard. The event queue provides a time-ordered list of input events.
event semaphore -
(1) Used when one or more threads must wait for a single event to occur. (2) A blocking flag used to signal when an event has occurred.
explicit event -
An event supported by only some handlers, such as a custom event unique to a particular type of data.
EXT -
Script abbreviation for exterior.
extended selection -
A type of selection optimized for the selection of a single object. A user can extend selection to more than one object, if required. The two kinds of extended selection are contiguous extended selection and discontiguous extended selection.
extreme close-up -
The shot obtained when the camera is positioned to show only the face or a single feature of the subject; in the case of an object, the camera is close enough to reveal an individual part of the object clearly.

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