colour burst
(US color burst)
noun
A burst of colour; (Television ) a signal of short duration transmitted periodically at a precisely defined frequency in order to keep the chrominance signal synchronized.
- The television signal is transmitted during the period of line-blanking before a new scanning line begins..
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Scribner's Monthly.
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