| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Aggregator | a program or a website that collects the podcasts to which you subscribe |
| Audio | recorded sound |
| Broadcast | a single radio program |
| bumper music | short music clips used between segments |
| digital audio | sound that is used by a computer |
| download | to transfer a file from the Internet or other computer to your own computer |
| episode | an individual broadcast, made up of several segments that are introduced by a host and lasting between three and fifteen minutes in length |
| host | a person who introduces the podcast and each of its segments |
| iPod | a portable digital media player that enables users to listen to music or other audio/video files on the go |
| iTunes | a free digital media player that runs on your computer |
| microphone | a device that changes sound into electronic signals |
| mp3 | a popular way to store digital audio |
| online | connected to the internet (or world wide web) |
| podcast | a kind of broadcast invented 2004 that automatically delivers digital audio to portable players and handheld computers |
| record | putting sound into electronic form |
| RSS feed | short for Really Simple Syndication – allows listeners to subscribe to podcasts |
| subscribe (to a podcast) | to receive regular episodes of a podcast using an aggregator |
| segment | a complete part of a podcast, usually written and spoken by one or two people |
| tag line | Clever, cool, or witty slogan used throughout a Podcast (for example: “Radio For Kids, by Kids”) |
| teaser | the first audio heard in a Podcast where the host gets the audience excited to hear more |
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