This is the third and final part of the podcasting glossary. To access the previous posts, use the following links: Podcasting glossary A-H, I-Q.

The terms are sorted alphabetically but you can speed up finding a specific term by using the search function of your browser. It is usually accessible by pressing Ctrl+F on a PC machine.

RSS: A content syndication tecnology that allows consumers to monitor and get new content from many websites at a single desktop or web application.

Sample rate: The numeber of times per second audio recording software takes the digital audio signal given from the input. Higher sample rate equals to larger files but higher quality.

Show notes: Information accompanying a podcast show, usually available on the RSS feed, blog and/ or website.

Signal: An analog or digital data that convey information.

Skype: A piece of desktop software and service that provides VoIP — Voice over IP — calling between users.

Sound-seeing: describing the environment in an audio format to podcast audience.

SFTP: Secure File Transfer Protocol. A secure version of FTP which do not transfer sensitive data in human digestable format.

Shotgun microphone: A directional microphone used for video applications.

Stereo: Two channels of audio, left and right.

Streaming: The act of playing audio files as it downloads. Download and playback happen simultaneously.

Track: A segment of recorded sound.

VoIP: Stands for Voice over IP (Internet Protocol). This technology lets users to make phone calls over an Internet connection.

Web hosting: A service that maintains a presence for your website, blog or podcast on the Internet. Web hosting service provides reliable space, bandwidth and the infrastructure so users can access your data anytime.

XML: An acronym for eXtensible Markup Language. It is the base of which the RSS file format was built upon.

WAV: The Windows lossless audio file format.

Weblog: actually a website with user-friendly and powerful content management system behind it that arranges entries chronologically. A blog/weblog is also a powerful podcast publishing platform.

Work safe: A term used to tag a podcast content as suitable to listen at work.

XLR: A type of connector used for microphones which consists of three connectors instead of two.

Must read: Podcast Tutorial.

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