clean feed

English

Noun

clean feed (plural clean feeds)

1. (television) A video signal without added graphics or text.

   Antonym: dirty feed

2. (television) A television feed without idents, commercial breaks, etc., suitable for generic use by different broadcasters.

   Antonym: dirty feed

   • 1988, United States. Federal Communications Commission, FCC Record, page 1210:

     Some parties proposed that the networks should provide "clean" feeds to unserved households. The networks opposed these suggestions, and, because of unresolved legal and economic problems, we declined to endorse these proposals.

3. (audio engineering) The setup of a mixing console or matrix mixer such that the output contains everything except a designated input; often used to prevent echoes or feedback.

   Synonym: mix-minus