"D-frame" meaning in English

See D-frame in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: D-frames [plural]
Etymology: From "DC frame". Head templates: {{en-noun}} D-frame (plural D-frames)
  1. (signal processing, video compression) A low-quality intraframe containing only DC components, used for high-speed previews. Synonyms: DC-picture Coordinate_terms: keyframe, interframe, intraframe, B-frame, I-frame, P-frame

Inflected forms

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