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Glossary Terms and Definitions Beginning with the Letter y

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Y	See Y/C
Y-Pb-Pr	See Y/C
Y/C	Y, C, YUV, Y-Pb-Pr, YCbCr, and Y/C (also known as S-video) are terms that refer to video signal components. The black and white (luminance) portion of the video signal is the "Y" component which, when combined with color components, form a complete picture. The different nomenclatures for the color components reflect different color encoding schemes. See: Video Basics
YCbCr	See Y/C
YIG	Yttrium-iron-garnet (YIG) is a ferrimagnetic material used for solid-state lasers and for microwave and optical communications devices.
Yttrium-iron-garnet	See YIG
YUV	See Y/C