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