AV

Screen and speakers

AV is an abbreviation with two common meanings.

In technology, it stands for audiovisual—referring to equipment or content that combines sound and image: the AV club, AV equipment.

In software contexts, AV means antivirus: Make sure your AV is up to date.

Context usually makes clear which meaning applies.

audiovisual

multimedia

Combined content formats

  • videoRecorded moving imagery
  • audioTransmitted sound content
  • projectorLight-casting display device

presentation · screen · speaker · equipment · display · media · playback · recording · cable · HDMI

antivirus

software

Programs directing computer operations

scan · Norton · McAfee · firewall · threat · detection · quarantine · virus · defender · real-time

aviation

aircraft

Airborne transportation vehicle

navigation · avionics · airborne · altitude · cockpit · aeronautics · flying · air traffic · FAA · simulator

adult

verification

Proving something accurate

eighteen · gatekeeper · warning · explicit · NSFW · parental · filter · restricted · access · confirmation

Categories
Opposites
media modality

AVtext

Written or printed words

print · written · print media · plain text · reading material

technological complexity

AVanalog

Comparable equivalent

unplugged · low-tech · acoustic · manual · pen and paper

Phrases
Family

avian, aviary

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G