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PALplus

name

Etymology

From PAL + plus.

  1. borrowed from plūs
  2. compounded as palplus — “PAL + plus”

Definitions

  1. An enhanced version of the PAL TV system capable of transmitting pictures in the 16

    An enhanced version of the PAL TV system capable of transmitting pictures in the 16:9 widescreen format.

    • The manager in charge of Philips's R&D on PALplus was extremely unpopular with the HD-MAC team.
    • Parallel development efforts were conducted to implement an extended 16:9 aspect ratio PAL-compatible signal, referred to as PALplus.
    • PALplus […] is the result of a cooperative project. […]. By 1995 they wanted to provide an Enhanced Definition Television system (EDTV) compatible with existing receivers. PALplus has been transmitted by a few broadcasters since 1994.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for PALplus. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA