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This acronym is one of the formats used for video podcasts, based on a codec used by the QuickTime. QuickTime is multimedia software that is used to display synchronized graphics, sound, video, text and music. Produced by Apple Computer Inc. the software is available in versions for Mac OS and Windows.

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This acronym is shorthand for MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3. This has become the most popular and ubiquitous digital audio encoding and compression format used by podcasters because it has been designed to greatly reduce the amount of data required to exchange audio.

Different compression rates and methodologies can be applied to the original audio file to achieve a smaller file size. An MP3 audio file compressed in mono is half the size of a stereo file and is ideal for podcasts featuring, for example, discussion and commentary.

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This is one of the formats used for video podcasts, based on a codec used by the QuickTime. This codec is part of the MPEG-4, a global multimedia standard.

QuickTime is multimedia software that is used to display synchronized graphics, sound, video, text and music. Produced by Apple Computer Inc. the software is available in versions for Mac OS and Windows.

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This term is similar to the notion of a radio, satellite or TC channel - except that the podcast channel is identified by the title included in the RSS feed published on the internet.

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This is an alternative term to describe a piece of software that will "read" and display the contents of RSS or XML feeds. There are different versions of "podcatchers" for different operating systems and some are free to download and install on your computer.

To quickly share news about a new audio, enhanced or video podcast, information is included within an RSS feed and published to the internet. People are then able to subscribe to the RSS feed. If they have used settings in their RSS reader or podcatcher, this can be set to automatically check the RSS feed for updates and download the latest podcast.

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Stands for Really Simple Syndication and is based on XML protocols for the easy exchange of data and information according to pre-defined potocols.

Podcasters use RSS feeds as a simple method for posting information on the internet about podcasts. These RSS feeds are based on the RSS 2.0 specification, which included an enclosure to provide the neccesary information about the podcast.

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This is a piece of software that will "read" and display the contents of RSS or XML feeds. There are different versions of RSS readers for different operating systems and some are free to download and install on your computer. Sometimes this software is referred to as a "podcatcher".

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This is a process term associated with a RSS feed to automatically receive information about new podcasts posted on the internet. Depending on the settings used in RSS readers or podcatchers, the latest podcast may also be automatically downloaded to your computer.

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These are used in RSS or XML feeds to describe data or information, as in these two examples:

<title>This is the title of our podcast</title>
<description>Artwork for the podcast channel</description>