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Language:enStatus: Standard
Term: hierarchical coding
Synonym1: layered coding
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Definition: a method of source coding based on a special structure of the data stream that permits the original picture to be reproduced at a number of quality levels

NOTE – In broadcasting, hierarchical coding enables, for example, the reception of high-definition television pictures by means of fixed antennas and a lower quality picture by portable receivers with set-top antennas.


Publication date:1997-03
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