| Word | Description |
| Icons | A small picture intended to represent something such as a file, directory, or action on a computer. When an icon is clicked, some action is performed such as opening a file or program. Icons are located on the desktop, in the start menu, and various other places. |
| IEEE 1394 | (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Pronounced "eye-triple-E thirteenninety- four" the institute establishes standards and protocols for a wide range of computer and communications technologies, including IEEE 1394, which is a specification FireWire data transmission widely used in DV. Sony refers to the ports on its products with the proprietary term, "i.LINK." |
| interlaced video | Process of scanning frames in two passes, each painting every other line on the screen, with scan lines alternately displayed in even and odd fields. NTSC video is interlaced; most computers produce a noninterlaced video signal. [See noninterlaced video] |