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(1) Flickering on a display screen. Jittering can be caused by the following:
- (a) a number of hardware problems, such as a slow refresh rate, a bad connection between the
video adapter and monitor, a
hardware malfunction in the
monitor, or poor synchronization in the signals being sent;
- (b) a nearby electrical conduit or transformer creating a higher-than-usual local magnetic field level.
(2) In VoIP terminology jitter refers to a type of
packet delay where the delay has an impact on the
quality of the voice conversation.
(3) Generally, any distortion of a signal or image caused by poor synchronization.
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