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interline transfer comparison table

Subject	has definition	is a kind of
charge-coupled device	Highly sensitive photoelectric devices that can electronically record the intensity and point of arrival of tiny amounts of light. CCDs are placed at the receiving end of telescopes, to "take pictures" of very faint astronomical objects; they have almost completely replaced photographic plates.	integrating detector
interline transfer	A CCD construction consisting of vertical strips which are alternately opaque and light sensitive. The opaque strips conceal charge transfer registers.	charge-coupled device

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