bitstream
Continuous digital transmission
A bitstream is a continuous sequence of binary digits (bits) transmitted or stored as a unit.
In computing and telecommunications, data flows as bitstreams between devices, through networks, or into storage.
In audio, a bitstream carries digital sound data: The receiver can decode the Dolby bitstream.
Configuration files for programmable chips are also called bitstreams.
Forcing into smaller space
- decompressionReduction of pressure
- encodingConverting data to format
- decodingExtracting meaning from symbols
- H.264Video compression standard
AAC · MP3 · MPEG · VP9 · artifact · quantization · lossy · lossless
Facts for analysis
- packetSmall sealed container
- frameSupporting outer structure
- transmissionSending of information
- signalMessage-conveying cue
modulation · bandwidth · throughput · latency · multiplexing · protocol · TCP/IP · Ethernet
compression
Forcing into smaller space
- decompressionReduction of pressure
- encodingConverting data to format
- decodingExtracting meaning from symbols
H.264 · AAC · MP3 · MPEG · VP9 · artifact · quantization · lossy · lossless · transcoding
data
Facts for analysis
- packetSmall sealed container
- frameSupporting outer structure
- transmissionSending of information
signal · modulation · bandwidth · throughput · latency · multiplexing · protocol · TCP/IP · Ethernet · fiber-optic
digital audio
Sound stored numerically
HDMI · optical · coaxial · Dolby · surround · channel · stereo · sample rate · dithering · oversampling
byte
Digital information unit
flow · serial · parallel · parity · checksum · synchronous · asynchronous · clocking · framing · stuffing
- computer termsbyte, cursor, click, code, data
- audio systemssurround sound, spatial audio, stereo, multichannel, 5.1
- compressioncompress, compression, compressor, compressing, compact
- chip designASIC, CMOS, fab, layout, die
- FPGAslookup table, bitstreams, configuration, interconnect, fabric
- data streamingdata flow, live feed, feed, pipeline, flow
bitstreamstructured data
Information organized by schema
packet · random access · file · record · database
bit, stream, bits, mainstream, binary, streamlet, bitrate, bitrates