Related Words

Active Box: Securities that are held in safekeeping and are available as collateral for securing brokers' loans or customers' margin positions.

Interactive Television: An anticipated use of television with interactive content and enhancements, enabling the viewer to interact with the program. Interactive television, in theory, would enhance the entertainme . . . View Full Definition

Junction Box: A rectangular metal or plastic box that provides a nexis (junction) for a homes electrical wiring system. Protects the wiring from the elements.

Interactive Novel: A 'choose-your-own-adventure' style novel in which the reader has the option to choose what will happen next, creating a different possible series of events or endings for the narrative. Oft . . . View Full Definition

Interactive Messaging: Short Message Service that allows users to send alphanumeric messages from their wireless handset to other wireless handsets or to email addresses. Interactive Messaging also allows the user . . . View Full Definition

Interactive Mode: Type of television text in which the historical world is mixed with that of the video/film maker--according to Bill Nichols's approach to nonfiction television and film. This occurs in one o . . . View Full Definition

Letterbox: A process by which a widescreen film is presented on video. The top and bottom of the video frame is blackened, and the widescreen film frame is reduced to fit into this frame-within-the-vid . . . View Full Definition

Letterbox Mode: A method of presenting widescreen images on a standard screen television. In order to preserve the aspect ratio of the original video content, the picture is scaled down so that it fits the . . . View Full Definition

Mirror Box: Is a box containing one or more mirrors, usually angled to the light beam, as in the main body of an slr camera.

Matte Box: Is a mask used to make images suitable for wide-screen projection.