HDMI
Digital video connector
HDMI stands for High-Definition Multimedia Interface, a standard connector and cable for transmitting digital video and audio between devices.
HDMI ports appear on televisions, monitors, gaming consoles, and computers: Just plug the HDMI cable into the back of the TV.
The format has largely replaced older analog connections like composite and component video.
Heavy-duty woven line
- portDocking place for ships
- adapterDevice enabling equipment compatibility
- connectorThing that joins others
- plugSomething that blocks openings
socket · input · output · signal · transmission · bandwidth · handshake · link
Display or supervisor
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
- screenDisplay or barrier
- projectorLight-casting display device
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
Real-time digital delivery
- gamingInteractive electronic entertainment
- Blu-rayHigh-definition optical media
- consoleComfort in distress
- PlayStationSony's gaming hardware brand
Xbox · Roku · Chromecast · entertainment · content
Multi-directional audio system
- DolbyAudio technology company
- soundbarElongated television speaker unit
- receiverOne who accepts transmission
- multichannelUsing several separate pathways
cable
Heavy-duty woven line
- portDocking place for ships
- adapterDevice enabling equipment compatibility
- connectorThing that joins others
plug · socket · input · output · signal · transmission · bandwidth · handshake · link · switching
monitor
Display or supervisor
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
- screenDisplay or barrier
- projectorLight-casting display device
resolution · 4K · 1080p · 720p · UHD · clarity · sharpness · pixel · HDR · contrast
streaming
Real-time digital delivery
- gamingInteractive electronic entertainment
- Blu-rayHigh-definition optical media
- consoleComfort in distress
PlayStation · Xbox · Roku · Chromecast · entertainment · content
surround-sound
Multi-directional audio system
HDCP
Abbreviated skill adjustment
- audio systemssurround sound, spatial audio, stereo, multichannel, 5.1
- AV CablesRCA cable, AV cable, component cable, video cable, audio cable
- Video cablesDisplayPort, VGA, VGA cable, component cable, composite video
- video signalsvideo signal, video cable, VGA, component, composite
- elettronicacomputer, smartphone, tablet, laptop, stereo
- modern technologysmartphone, smartphones, internet, computers, Wi-Fi
HDMIanalog
Comparable equivalent
composite video · RCA cables · rabbit ears · component cables · S-Video
- HDMI portDigital audio-video interface
- hdmi cableDigital audio-video connector
- HDMI outputDigital audiovisual signal source
- HDMI connectionDigital audio-video transmission standard