interframe

English

Etymology

inter- +‎ frame

Noun

interframe (plural interframes)

1. (signal processing) A video frame which is compressed to express only the change from a reference frame.
   • 2003, Dan Livingston, Carlos Justiniano, Advanced Macromedia Flash MX‎^[1], →ISBN, page 356:

     Each keyframe becomes a reference for all the following interframes.

2. A type of bolster for a folding knife.
   • 2004 January 1, “Cutting class: William Henry's top-shelf tacticals”, in American Handgunner‎^[2]:

     Interframes are recognized by having metal frames with inlays dropped into machined out areas of the handles.

Related terms

• (other types of compressed video frames): keyframe, intraframe; B-frame, D-frame, I-frame, P-frame

See also

• interframe on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Adjective

interframe (not comparable)

1. Between frames (of a video file, a network protocol, etc.).

Anagrams

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