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| Equity | The value of stocks and shares; the net value of mortgaged property |
| database management system | A group of programs that manipulate the database and provide an interface between the database and the user or the database and application programs. |
| digital graphics | Computer-based media applications that support creating, editing, and viewing 2D and 3D images and animation. |
| digital media | A subcategory of digital audio that involves recording and storing music. |
| digital music | A subcategory of digital audio that involves recording and storing music. |
| digital rights management | Technology that protects intellectual property by restricting the number of devices and applications on which a file can be opened, and the number of times that the file can be copied and burned to disk. |
| interactive media | Digital media that involves user interaction for education, training, or entertainment. |
| interactive TV | Digital television service that includes one or more of the following: video on demand, personal video recorder, local information on TV, purchase over TV, Internet access over TV, and video games over TV. |
| media player software | Allows users to organize and play digital music, audio, and video files on PCs and media devices. |
| Portfolio | Various types of securities held by an individual or institution |
| podcast | An audio file that contains a recorded broadcast distributed over the Internet. |
| satellite radio | A form of digital radio that receives broadcast signals via a communications satellite. |
| vector graphics | A technique that uses bytes to store geometric descriptions that define all the shapes in the image. |
| data analysis | A process that involves evaluating data to identify problems with the content of a database. |
| data dictionary | A detailed description of all data used in the database. |
| data integrity | The situation when data stored in the database is accurate and up to date. |
| data mining | The process of extracting information from a data warehouse or a data mart. |
| data warehouse | A typically large database that holds important information from a variety of sources. |
| database administrator | A skilled and trained computer professional who directs all activities related to an organization’s database, including providing security from intruders. |
| digital audio | Any type of sound, including voice, music, and sound effects, recorded and stored digitally as a series of 1s and 0s. |
