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.. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Raphaël Doursenaud <rdoursenaud@gmail.com>
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.. SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
Glossary
========
.. glossary::
ascii
American Standard Code for Information Interchange.
The most popular character encoding standard.
backend
backends
backend(s)
A Mido backend is the interface between the library and the operating
system level MIDI stack.
See :doc:`backends/index` for more informations.
callback
A function called by the :term:`backend` when message(s) are ready to
process.
cli
Command Line Interface.
file
files
midi file
standard midi file
SMF
A standard MIDI file.
As defined by the MIDI Association's specification.
message
messages
A MIDI message.
midi
The Musical Instrument Digital Interface. The specification is
maintained by the `MIDI Association <https://midi.org>`_.
nibble
Half a byte (usually 4 bits).
An 8-bit byte has 2 nibbles: an upper and a lower nibble.
pip
The `Python Package Installer <https://pypi.org/project/pip/>`_.
port
ports
A MIDI port.
pypi
The `Python Package Index <https://pypi.org>`_.
python
The `Python programming language <https://www.python.org>`_.
rtd
read the docs
`Read the Docs <https://www.readthedocs.org>`_ or RTD for short
is a popular service to build, manage versions and host documentation
generated from Sphinx (and now MkDocs) in the Python ecosystem.
rtpmidi
A standard protocol to send MIDI over a TCP/IP link.
.. seealso::
* :rfc:`4695`
* :rfc:`4696`
tcp
Transmission Control Protocol.
.. seealso:: :rfc:`9293`
tick
ticks
The :term:`MIDI File` unit of time.
sysex
system exclusive
Special :term:`MIDI` messages that are intended for consumption by a
specific device. Details about the structure and meaning of these
messages are often found in the device's manual.
.. todo:: Fill this glossary and add the ``:term:`` directive where
appropriate.
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