Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • abbreviation phase alternation (or alternating) line

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  • initialism television (uncountable) Phase Alternating Line, or Phase Alternation Line. (TV standard)
  • initialism electronics (countable) Programmable Array Logic.

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Examples

  • Pal mode: Switches NTSC to PAL, will freeze NTSC machines.

    GalaxyFarAway.com | » 2001 » January - A Complete Star Wars Reference 2001

  • Pal mode: Switches NTSC to PAL, will freeze NTSC machines.

    Cheats: Dark Forces on Playstation 2001

  • Pal mode: Switches NTSC to PAL, will freeze NTSC machines.

    Cheats: Dark Forces on Playstation 2000

  • Pal mode: Switches NTSC to PAL, will freeze NTSC machines.

    GalaxyFarAway.com | » 2000 » December - A Complete Star Wars Reference 2000

  • PAL/NTSC Conversion - The BDP-83 supports NTSC and PAL systems for both disc playback and video output.

    Home Theater Forum bgotro 2010

  • PAL/NTSC Conversion - The BDP-83 supports NTSC and PAL systems for both disc playback and video output.

    Home Theater Forum bgotro 2010

  • PAL/NTSC Conversion - The BDP-83 supports NTSC and PAL systems for both disc playback and video output.

    Home Theater Forum Adam Barratt 2010

  • My guide is mainly for pal-ntsc where the pal video almost always have that higher and unnatural pitch due to being speeded. most people dont notice or care about 4\% speeded up sound for ntsc-pal anyways. playing NTSC discs on PAL equipment often results in jerky / juddery artifacts,

    VideoHelp.com Forum 2009

  • My guide is mainly for pal-ntsc where the pal video almost always have that higher and unnatural pitch due to being speeded. most people dont notice or care about 4\% speeded up sound for ntsc-pal anyways. playing NTSC discs on PAL equipment often results in jerky / juddery artifacts,

    VideoHelp.com Forum 2009

  • PAL/NTSC Conversion - The BDP-83 supports NTSC and PAL systems for both disc playback and video output.

    Home Theater Forum 2009

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