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diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/glossary.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/glossary.rst index 96a360edbf3b..55a9c37130ba 100644 --- a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/glossary.rst +++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/glossary.rst @@ -25,6 +25,13 @@ Glossary See :ref:`cec`. + Data Unit + + Unit of data transported by a bus. On parallel buses, the data unit + consists of one or more related samples while on serial buses the data + unit is logical. If the data unit is image data, it may also be called a + pixel. + Device Driver Part of the Linux Kernel that implements support for a hardware component. @@ -173,6 +180,11 @@ Glossary An integrated circuit that integrates all components of a computer or other electronic systems. + Stream + A distinct flow of data (image data or metadata) from an initial source + to a final sink. The initial source may be e.g. an image sensor and the + final sink e.g. a memory buffer. + V4L2 API **V4L2 userspace API** |