This is the expansion card that will take the signal passed to it from an external video source and convert it into digital video. If you use a digital camera produced for DVC, you often will not need a video grabber card.

interface: The little hand icon with which you can move your document around in its window. First seen in the original MacPaint, the grabber has become a standard tool in most Mac graphics programs.

n. 1. A device for capturing graphical image data from a video camera or another full-motion video source and putting it into memory. Also called frame grabber, video digitizer. 2. Any device for capturing data. 3. Software that takes a "snapshot" of the currently displayed screen image by transferring a portion of video memory to a file on disk. 4. In some graphics-based applications, a special type of mouse pointer.

A person who industriously scoops quantities of matchcovers or match books from the freebie table whether he or she can use them or not. (See Freebie Table).

an unpleasant person who grabs inconsiderately

handwriting recognition

One who seizes or grabs.

an attention-getting headline which stands out above the rest and demands to be read