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SECAM

Pronunciation: /ˈsiːkam/

Definition of SECAM

noun

[mass noun]
  • the television broadcasting system used in France and eastern Europe.

Origin:

from French séquentiel couleur à mémoire (so named because the colour information is transmitted in sequential blocks to a memory in the receiver)

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