Realaudio
tool, communications
A program from Real Media for playing audio over the Internet, and the lossy audio compression format it uses.
The system is implemented as a client/server architecture. The RealAudio server incorporates an encoder which compresses sound into RealAudio files. The client side is a web browser plug-in or add-on (a recent version of Internet Explorer apparently has built-in support for RealAudio) which allows the stream of data sent from the server to be uncompressed and output using the normal sound facilities of the computer, such as a sound card.
A 14.4 KBps or better modem is required, and a 28.8 KBps connection is recommended for music-quality sound.
(http://realaudio.com/).
(2001-12-13)
Read Also:
- Real-axis
[ree-uh l, reel] /ˈri əl, ril/ noun, Mathematics. 1. the horizontal axis in an Argand diagram.
- Real bitch
noun phrase A particularly nasty, difficult, or annoying person or thing: Opening that is a real bitch
- Real cost
The cost of producing a good or service, including the cost of all resources used and the cost of not employing those resources in alternative uses.
- Reales
[ree-uh l, reel] /ˈri əl, ril/ adjective 1. true; not merely ostensible, nominal, or apparent: the real reason for an act. 2. existing or occurring as fact; actual rather than imaginary, ideal, or fictitious: a story taken from real life. 3. being an actual thing; having objective existence; not imaginary: The events you will see […]
- Real-estate
[ree-uh l, reel] /ˈri əl, ril/ noun 1. property, especially in land: three acres of real estate. 2. . noun 1. another term for real property