SCART, n.4 Electronics.
(skɑːt)
Also Scart, scart.
[a. Fr., acronym f. the initial letters of Syndicat des Constructeurs des Appareils Radiorécepteurs et Téléviseurs, the committee which designed the connector.]
Used attrib. with reference to a 21-pin socket used to connect video equipment. Cf. *Euroconnector n., *peritelevision n.
| 1983 Television Dec. 73/2 Fidelity's Model CM14 14in. colour monitor will accept RGB, RGBY or a composite video input, plus audio, via a 21-pin scart socket. 1984 [see *Euroconnector n.]. 1986 Video World Dec. 55/3 You need to use a SCART plug even for the relatively routine task of copying to and from other video, or feeding a video monitor. 1988 What Video? July 46/3 All audio/video connections are routed via the now seemingly ubiquitous Scart socket. Ibid. Nov. 87/2 It's worth noting..that Philips actually give a pin-out diagram of the Scart connections in the owner's manual. |