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  • Y

    Luminance. The "brightness" of a signal.

  • Y-Lead

    AKA "Split lead". A lead with one connector at one end, and two at the other. For example, a mono audio output could be split (using a y-lead) into two signals, to be plugged into the left and right inputs of another device.

  • Y/C

    Luminance/chrominance. A video signal which consists of two signals: The luminance (brightness) and chrominance (colour). S-video connections use a Y/C signal.

  • Yagi

    A type of highly directional antenna consisting of an array of straight elements in line with a dipole. The formal name is Yagi-Uda array.

  • YUV

    A type of component video consisting of one luminance signal (Y) and two chrominance signals (U and V).