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(communications) Digital Termination System

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(1)Distributed Time Service.

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(audio)Digital Theatre Sound.

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(Digital Theater Sound) A family of digital audio encoding technologies used in movie theaters, home theaters and video games. Introduced in the movie "Jurassic Park" in 1993, the theater soundtrack is maintained on CD-ROMs that are synchronized with the film, making it compatible with existing theater systems (see image below).

DTS formats are not as highly compressed as Dolby Digital formats and therefore take up more storage space. Following are the major formats. See surround sound.

DTS - Digital Surround - 5.1 Channels
Five discrete channels (5) of audio plus subwoofer (1). See surround sound.

DTS-ES Extended Surround - 6.1 Channels
DTS-ES adds a rear center speaker. DTS-ES Discrete uses a dedicated channel, whereas DTS-ES Matrix derives the signal from the other channels similar to Dolby Digital EX. See Dolby Digital.

DTS Neo:6
Part of all DTS-ES decoders, Neo:6 creates six channels (5.1) from stereo sources. The sound fills the room more than stereo but not as well as true multi-channel formats. DTS Neo:PC provides the same capability for computers. See DTS UltraPC.

DTS 96/24
Boosts DVD audio resolution from 48/16 to 96/24. The 96/24 means 24-bit samples of the audio wave taken at 96 kHz rather than 16-bit samples at 48 kHz. Older DTS receivers output a 48 kHz signal. See high-resolution audio.

DTS-HD High Res Audio - DTS-HD Master Audio
DTS-HD formats support 7.1 channels at 96/24 or stereo at 192/24 resolution and also play on older DTS Digital Surround equipment. DTS-HD High Resolution Audio supports bit rates from 1.5 to 6 Mbps, while DTS-HD Master Audio handles up to 24.5 Mbps, sufficient to reproduce the original studio master bit for bit. DTS-HD and Dolby TrueHD are competing high-definition Blu-ray audio formats. HDMI 1.3 cables are required. See Blu-ray, Dolby Digital and HDMI.

DTS:X
Introduced in 2015 and competing with Dolby Atmos, DTS:X supports 32 speaker locations and works with any configuration in a hemispherical layout. This "object-based" encoding supports height speakers, but they are not mandatory. Movie makers need only create one DTS:X sound track for both cinema and home theaters. See Dolby Atmos.

DTS Headphone:X
A surround sound format for headphones. See DTS Headphone:X.

DTS Play-Fi
A streaming music protocol over Wi-Fi without data compression. See DTS Play-Fi.

The DTS Time Code

DTS is used with both 35 and 70mm movie projectors. This quad track 35mm film example shows the DTS time code that synchronizes the CD-ROM soundtrack. (Image provided under the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0 License, www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)

DTS

Acronym	Definition
DTS➣Data Transformation Services (OLAP)
DTS➣Digital Theater Sound (Digital Theater Systems, Inc.)
DTS➣Drug Treatment Service (various organizations)
DTS➣Defense Travel System
DTS➣Dallas Theological Seminary
DTS➣Digital Theater Systems, Inc.
DTS➣Data Technology Solutions (Breaux Bridge, LA)
DTS➣Department of Technology Services
DTS➣Danger to Self (psychiatry)
DTS➣Don't Think So
DTS➣Droits de Tirage Spéciaux (French: Special Drawing Rights)
DTS➣Diplôme de Technicien Supérieur (French: Higher Technical Diploma)
DTS➣Down to Smoke
DTS➣Drain the Swamp
DTS➣Digital Theatre System
DTS➣Drama and Theatre Studies (various universities)
DTS➣Data Transfer Service
DTS➣Director of Technical Services (various companies)
DTS➣Defense Transportation System
DTS➣Decline to State (voter affiliation designation)
DTS➣Duplicate Tag Store
DTS➣Draft Technical Standard
DTS➣Developer Technical Support
DTS➣Developer Technical Services
DTS➣Disaster Tolerant Solutions
DTS➣Digital Surround
DTS➣Decoding Time Stamp
DTS➣Date Time Stamp
DTS➣Distributed Traffic Shaping
DTS➣Deville Touring Sedan
DTS➣Deliverable Tracking System
DTS➣Data to Send
DTS➣Dispatch Table Search
DTS➣Debug Trace Store
DTS➣Definitive Telefax Standard
DTS➣Data Transformation Services
DTS➣Digital Thermal Sensor (computing)
DTS➣Distribution de Temps de Séjour (French: Distribution of Residence Time)
DTS➣Dock to Stock (shipping)
DTS➣Defect Tracking System
DTS➣Dual Training System
DTS➣Data Transfer Solutions (various companies)
DTS➣Development Technical Support (various organizations)
DTS➣Decoding Time Stamp (MPEG systems)
DTS➣Digital Transmission System
DTS➣Division of Traffic Safety (Illinois)
DTS➣Data Transfer System
DTS➣Distributed Traffic Shaping (Cisco)
DTS➣Diplomatic Telecommunications Service
DTS➣Deemed to Satisfy (building codes)
DTS➣Distributed Time Service
DTS➣Down to Snuggle
DTS➣Deville Touring Sedan (Cadillac)
DTS➣Descriptive Translation Studies
DTS➣Drivetrain and Suspension (vehicles)
DTS➣Digital Terrain System
DTS➣Document Tracking Services (software)
DTS➣Document Tracking System
DTS➣Data Terminal Set
DTS➣Direct-To-Sailor (US Navy)
DTS➣Dispatcher Training Simulator
DTS➣Down the Shore (New Jersey slang)
DTS➣Data Transfer Standard
DTS➣Distributed Technology Support
DTS➣Désorientation Temporo-Spatiale (French: Temporo-Spatial Disorientation)
DTS➣Dedicated Transmission Service
DTS➣Distributed Temperature Sensors
DTS➣Digital Time Stamp
DTS➣Dimension Technology Solutions, Inc. (various locations)
DTS➣Dead Theologians Society
DTS➣District Technology Services (various locations)
DTS➣Development Tracking System
DTS➣Défenses Tactiques Spécialisées (French: Specialized Tactical Defense; Canada)
DTS➣Downtown Superior Court (California)
DTS➣Downthesun (band)
DTS➣Doumenc Thillard Services (French transportation company)
DTS➣Digital Transmission Systems, Inc. (former stock symbol; now delisted)
DTS➣Disciple Training School
DTS➣Digital Termination System (telecom)
DTS➣Digital Termination Service
DTS➣Dopo I Tempi Supplementari (Italian: After Extra Time; soccer)
DTS➣Direct To Site (deliveries)
DTS➣Data Transport Standard
DTS➣Digital Telecommunications System
DTS➣Drogowa Trasa Srednicowa (Poland expressway)
DTS➣Diplomatic Telecommunications System
DTS➣Dimensionnement Techniques Spéciales (French: Dimensioning Special Techniques; architecture)
DTS➣Dispositivo Telefónico Para Sordos (Spanish)
DTS➣Deficiency Tracking System
DTS➣Digital Terminal Systems (Bellcore)
DTS➣Division of Technical Services
DTS➣Dynamic Transport System (Optical Networks, Inc.)
DTS➣Desk Top Support
DTS➣Desert Tiger Stripe (camouflage)
DTS➣Danger to Shipping (obesity)
DTS➣Digital Test Signal
DTS➣Dragon Tooth Sword (gaming, Deus Ex)
DTS➣Doctor of Theological Studies
DTS➣Defense Telephone System
DTS➣Data Transmission Subsystem
DTS➣Digital Tandem Switch
DTS➣Dynamic Type Switching
DTS➣Deployable Transit-Cased System
DTS➣Digital Test Station
DTS➣Development Test Set
DTS➣Digital Test Stand
DTS➣Digital Test Subsystem
DTS➣Deliverables Tracking System
DTS➣Difference of Two Squares
DTS➣Differential Temperature Switch
DTS➣Digital Trunk Signaling
DTS➣Digital Transceiver System (digital avalanche transceiver)
DTS➣Denied Terminating Service
DTS➣Death to Smoochie (movie)
DTS➣District Training Seminar
DTS➣Date Time Satisfied
DTS➣Departmental Telecommunications System (US State Department)
DTS➣Display Test Station
DTS➣Discrete Transition System (computer science)
DTS➣Date Training Starts
DTS➣Desktop Technical Services
DTS➣Data Transfer Switchboard
DTS➣Daily Time Sheet
DTS➣Department of Training Services
DTS➣Default Transport Session (IEEE)
DTS➣Data Terminal Software (ViaSat)
DTS➣Digital Transmission Surveillance System
DTS➣Don't Travel System
DTS➣Daily Test Schedule
DTS➣Deeside Transport System (UK)

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Synonyms for DTs

noun acute delirium caused by alcohol poisoning

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