Glossary

Essential terminology for AI data infrastructure and video production. From orbital data centers and edge AI to on-set data management and final delivery — the concepts behind modern data movement.

AI Infrastructure

Orbital Data Center

A data center deployed in low Earth orbit for compute and AI workloads.

Edge AI

Running AI inference on local devices rather than in centralized cloud data centers.

AI/ML

Model Checkpoint

A saved snapshot of an AI model's weights during training.

Edge Inference

Running trained AI models on local edge devices for real-time predictions.

MCP (Model Context Protocol)

An open protocol that lets AI agents use external tools and services.

Data Management

Data Gravity

The tendency of data to attract services and applications to its location.

Networking

Bandwidth-Delay Product

The product of a link's capacity and round-trip time — a key TCP throughput limiter.

NAT Traversal

Techniques for establishing P2P connections through firewalls and NAT devices.

Protocols

FASP Protocol

A proprietary high-speed transfer protocol used in enterprise environments.

P2P File Transfer

Direct device-to-device file transfer without a central relay server.

Security

End-to-End Encryption

Encryption where only sender and receiver can decrypt — no intermediary access.

Privacy

Data Sovereignty

Legal principle that data is subject to the laws of the country where it's stored.

Space

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

An orbit that maintains consistent solar angle — ideal for orbital data centers.

Infrastructure

Headless Server

Running software without a GUI — for always-on server and data center deployment.

Production

Dailies

Raw footage shot each day, transferred to editorial for review.

DIT (Digital Imaging Technician)

On-set technician responsible for camera data management and transfer.

Codecs

ProRes

Apple's intermediate codec family, widely used in post-production.

DPX

Digital Picture Exchange format used for high-quality image sequences.

MXF

Material Exchange Format, a container for professional video and audio.

Color

LUT (Look-Up Table)

Mathematical formula that transforms color values in an image.

Color Grading

The process of altering and enhancing the color of footage.

Workflow

Proxy Editing

Editing with low-resolution copies, then relinking to original media.

Interchange

AAF

Advanced Authoring Format for exchanging data between editing systems.

Delivery

DCP (Digital Cinema Package)

Standard format for theatrical digital cinema distribution.

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