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- ID3
- 128-byte piece of extra data added to an MP3 file > More
- IEEE 1394
- Standard for high-speed serial bus connections which enables data transmissions of up to 400 megabits per second > More
- IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol)
- Standard client/server protocol that allows you to retrieve and manage email on a remote server > More
- IrDA (Infrared Data Association)
- Organisation that promotes an international infrared standard that provides wireless connectivity and interoperability over a range of platforms > More
- image stabilisation (optical, electronic)
- Mechanism used in analogue and digital video cameras to reduce effects of camera shake > More
- inkjet printer
- Inkjets spray ink on paper in a series of dots to form text and images > More
- interlaced display
- CRT display in which the electron guns skip every other line on their first pass, then fill in those lines on a second pass > More
- interlaced scanning
- Scan method used by the majority of televisions and the 1080i HDTV format > More
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