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16. Glossary

Quickly find the terms used in WAVEO and in this guide.

16.1 WAVEO, My Wave, and Premium

WAVEO: TV app that organizes and plays sources added by the user.
waveo.tv: website and web account used in particular to manage compatible codes and devices.
My Wave VOD: Premium area for movies, series, discovery, and personal activity.
My Wave TV: Premium live-TV area bringing together favorites, history, reminders, recordings, and Sports when available.
Premium: entitlement that unlocks certain WAVEO features without providing content.
Premium code: 12-character code used to activate a device.
Cloud code: temporary, single-use code used to link a receiving device.
Remote activation: conditional transfer of a playlist using the ID displayed by WAVEO.

Provider: external party that supplies access details and determines the available content.
Source: information that allows WAVEO to retrieve a catalog or guide.
Playlist: configuration imported into WAVEO from an M3U URL or Xtream credentials.
Active playlist: playlist currently used as the main context on certain screens.
Profile: local area that separates playlists, favorites, history, progress, groups, and the Trakt account, among other data.
All playlists: scope that searches or displays versions from several of the profile's playlists.
Provider group: category received with the playlist.
Custom group: local selection created by the user and limited to one content type.
Hidden group: group retained in WAVEO but removed from the relevant screens.
Scope: range to which data or an action applies, for example one profile, one playlist, or all playlists.

M3U / M3U8: playlist format supplied to WAVEO through a URL.
Xtream: access method using a server address, username, and password.
URL: complete address of a network resource, including the protocol, domain, port, and any parameters.
QR code: visual code used to transfer or open information without entering it with the remote control.
XMLTV: format commonly used to supply TV guide programs.
EPG: electronic program guide associating schedules, titles, and descriptions with channels.
EPG source: address or service from which WAVEO downloads program data.
tvg-id: ID present in a playlist and used to match a channel with an EPG entry.
EPG assignment: automatic or manual association between a channel and the programs from a source.

Live: stream broadcast as it is watched.
Channel: live television entry from a playlist.
VOD: movie, series, or episode available on demand.
Catch-up: archive of a past program supplied by the source.
Restart: playback from the beginning of the current program when the source allows it.
Timeshift: ability to pause live TV or rewind, depending on the stream and player.
Progress: last position remembered in a video.
Watched / unwatched: manual or automatic state indicating whether a movie or episode has been watched.
History: list of content recently opened or played.
Favorite / Watchlist: content marked so it can be found more easily in WAVEO or Trakt.

D-pad: directional pad consisting of Up, Down, Left, Right, and OK.
Focus: interface element that will receive the next press of OK.
Short press: brief press that generally triggers the primary action.
Long press: sustained press that often opens contextual actions.
Double press: two quick presses that can be assigned a separate action.
Mapping: custom association between a button, press type, and action.
Back: button that first closes the current panel, then returns to the previous screen.
Collapsed menu: compact version of the main menu that leaves more room for content.

Buffer: amount of video prepared in advance to limit interruptions.
Codec: method used to compress and decode picture or sound.
Hardware decoding: playback handled by specialized device components.
Software decoding: playback calculated by the processor; useful for some incompatible streams but more demanding.
AFR: automatic adaptation of the display refresh rate to the video; it may cause a brief black screen.
HDR: high dynamic range, which requires a compatible stream, device, and display.
Passthrough: direct transmission of sound to a TV, soundbar, or amplifier.
Tunneling: optimized hardware playback path whose compatibility depends on the device.
TS / HLS: transport formats or modes commonly used for live streams.
PiP: Picture-in-Picture, which keeps a small video window visible on a compatible device.
External player: another app to which WAVEO delegates playback, sometimes with limited progress tracking.

TMDB: metadata service used to enrich certain details pages, searches, and discovery sections.
Trakt: external service that can synchronize a profile's watchlist, watched states, history, and VOD progress.
OpenSubtitles: external service used to search for subtitle files.
IntroDB: conditional integration that may provide positions for introductions, recaps, or credits.
Sports: conditional area that matches external events with channels present in playlists.
TheSportsDB / SoccersAPI: sports data sources that may feed the Sports area.
External service: independent platform whose availability and access rules are not controlled by WAVEO.

Cloud Sync: linking a playlist between devices and exchanging certain selected data.
Backup: encrypted local archive containing the database and preferences supported by WAVEO.
Restore: replacement of the local state with a backup's state; it is not a merge.
Local data: information saved only on the device until an explicit mechanism transfers it.
Reminder: WAVEO alert associated with a future program.
Scheduled recording: capture intended to start at a defined time.
Recording margin: duration added before or after the scheduled program.
SMB: protocol used to record or play a file on a compatible network share.
NAS: storage device accessible on the network, often used as an SMB destination.

Never assume that data is synchronized

Always consult the Premium, cloud, and backups chapter to determine what is transferred, replaced, or retained only locally.