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