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interframe en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English frame English interframe From inter- + frame.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Between frames (of a video file, a network protocol, etc.).

interframe en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English frame English interframe From inter- + frame.

Meanings

1. A video frame which is compressed to express only the change from a reference frame.
   • Each keyframe becomes a reference for all the following interframes. 2003, Dan Livingston, Carlos Justiniano, Advanced Macromedia Flash MX, →ISBN, page 356:
2. A type of bolster for a folding knife.
   • Interframes are recognized by having metal frames with inlays dropped into machined out areas of the handles. 2004 January 1, “Cutting class: William Henry's top-shelf tacticals”, in American Handgunner:

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