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CNET GLOSSARY: Terms for the techie
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3G 
third-generation wireless technology 
This up-and-coming digital wireless technology delivers high-speed data, voice, audio, and video through cellular networks. Within the IMT-2000 global framework, 3G has various regional implementations: UMTS in Europe, CDMA2000 in North America, and DS-CDMA in Japan.


 
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1080i
1080p
1080p/24
1080p/60
100BaseT
10BaseT
1G
120Hz
1xRTT
16:9
 
2G
2:3 pull-down detection
240Hz
2.5G
3D graphics
3D sound
3DES
3G
3-LCD
4:3
 
480i
480p
5.1 channel digital surround sound
5C DTCP
64QAM
720p
802.11
802.16
8VSB
  
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