pay-per-view (PPV)

A system by which cable television (CATV) subscribers can purchase the right

to view sporting events, feature-length films, and other special programming. Pay-per-view generally is available only over CATV systems, with the greatest selections over broadband CATV systems. See also broadband and CATV.

• record communications service
• rectifier
• redirected PVC
• red sunset
• Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID)
• Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks (RAID)
• Reed-Solomon (RS)
• Reference Model
• Reference Point Q
• Reference Point R
• Reference Point S
• Reference Point T
• Reference Point U
• Reference Point V
• reflection
• reflection
• reflection grating
• reflection grating
• reflector
• ReFLEX
• refraction
• refractive index
• refresh rate
• regenerative repeater
• Regional Bell Operating Company (RBOC)