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National Television Standards Committee Standard - Definition and Use

National Television Standards Committee Standard - The North American standard (525-line interlaced raster -scanned video ) for the generation, transmission, and reception of television signals. Note 1: In the NTSC standard, picture information is transmitted in vestigial- sideband AM and sound information is transmitted in FM. Note 2: In addition to North America, the NTSC standard is used in Central America, a number of South American countries, and some Asian countries, including Japan.

- See NTSC standard.