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This glossary has been generated to serve the participating agencies as a standardized vocabulary for their deliberations and guidelines. The definitions are largely based on those in common use in the field. The glossary is a work in progress, and will be updated and expanded frequently. Suggestions are welcome.
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Suggestions?- MD5 (checksum) The MD5 hash algorithm is a commonly used function ...
- Megapixel A megapixel is one million pixels, and is commonly ...
- Mesopic sensitivity Mesopic sensitivity refers to visual sensitivity u ...
- Metadata Structured information about an analog or digital ...
- Metadata, administrative Metadata used for the management of digital conten ...
- Metadata, descriptive Descriptive metadata provides information about th ...
- Metadata, embedded Embedded metadata is a component of a digital file ...
- Metadata, preservation Term strongly associated with the Preservation Met ...
- Metadata, process Metadata that documents the details of the process ...
- Metadata, rights Metadata concerned with the limitations and restri ...
- Metadata, sidecar See XMP sidecar file
- Metadata, source Metadata that documents the technical features of ...
- Metadata, structural In digital library community usage, structural met ...
- Metadata, technical Technical information about the file or digital ob ...
- Metameric match See Metamerism
- Metamerism A phenomenon exhibited by a pair of colors that ap ...
- Metrology Specifically, metrology is the study of measuremen ...
- Microfilm According to an exhibition at the University of Ca ...
- Microfilm standards Libraries and archives standardized microfilming p ...
- Micron Abbreviated as µm, a micron is a unit of distance ...
- Modulation Transfer Function The sharpness of an imaging system can be characte ...
- Moiré pattern A repeating low frequency geometric pattern induce ...
- Monochromatic Light characterized by having a single wavelength. ...
- Mosaic image An image produced by combining numerous individual ...
- Multichannel (audio) A multichannel recording is a mixed and edited pre ...
- Multitrack (audio) A multitrack recording consists of multiple, separ ...
- Museum-quality facsimile or print Elaborated subtype of the physical replica, genera ...
See also Hash algorithm
See also Pixel
See also Photopic (general); Scotopic sensitivity
See also Exif; IPTC Metadata; Metadata, administrative; Metadata, descriptive; Metadata, embedded; Metadata, preservation; Metadata, process; Metadata, rights; Metadata, source; Metadata, structural; Metadata, technical; TIFF Header Tag; XMP Sidecar File
See also Metadata
See also Metadata
See also Metadata
See also Metadata
See also Metadata
See also Metadata
See also Metadata, technical; Metadata, process
See also Metadata
See also Metadata, process; Metadata, source
See also Quality assurance; Quality control
See also Microfilm standards
See also Microfilm
See also SFR
See also Distortion; Artifact (defect)
See also Channel (audio); Multitrack (audio)
See also Track (audio); Sound field; Channel (audio); Multichannel (audio); Interleaved sample audio
See also Physical replica; Virtual replica; Copy negatives and transparencies; Interpositives duplicate negatives and transparencies