time code

noun

time code

noun

1

A numeric code generated at regular intervals by a timing system, often for video synchronization.

A DigiSlate can be set to display either SMPTE or internal (real time) time code.2010, Richard W. Kroon, A/V A to Z: An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Media, Entertainment and Other Audiovisual Terms, page 207:

Derived terms: AES-EBU embedded timecode, burnt-in timecode, CTL timecode, inter-range instrumentation group time code, IRIG time code, linear timecode, MIDI timecode, rewritable consumer timecode, time code ambiguity, time code generator, time code reader, vertical interval timecode

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