Glossary
Digital signage glossary
Plain-language definitions of the terms you’ll meet when you set up and run digital signage — and how each one works in Vewport.
- Digital signage
- Digital signage is the use of internet-connected screens to show managed content — menus, promotions, wayfinding, or information — that a central system updates and schedules remotely, instead of printing or hard-coding each screen.
- Digital signage player
- A digital-signage player is the device or software that drives a screen: it fetches the assigned content and schedule and renders them on the display. Vewport’s player is browser-based, so any smart TV, mini-PC, Raspberry Pi, or tablet can be the player — no proprietary box and no per-device license.
- Video wall
- A video wall is a grid of screens arranged to act as one larger canvas, with each panel showing a slice of a single composition and accounting for the bezels between panels. Vewport composes the layout and assigns each member screen its region.
- Digital signage CMS
- A digital-signage CMS (content management system) is the web app where you design content, organize media, build playlists, and schedule what plays on which screens — the control plane behind the displays. Vewport is a browser-based signage CMS.
- Playlist
- A playlist is an ordered sequence of content with timing and transition rules that a screen plays through and loops. In Vewport a playlist sequences compositions; a schedule then decides when each playlist runs.
- Dayparting (scheduling)
- Dayparting is scheduling different content by time of day or day of week — for example a breakfast menu until 11:00, then lunch — so a screen changes itself without anyone touching it. Vewport supports time-of-day, day-of-week, and recurring schedule rules.
- Proof of play
- Proof of play is a log of what actually played on a screen and when, used to verify that scheduled or paid content ran. Vewport records per-asset play data and screen uptime, with CSV export.
- HLS livestream
- HLS (HTTP Live Streaming) is a protocol that delivers live or long-form video to players in small chunks over standard HTTP. Vewport can play an HLS stream as a media source on a screen.
- Cloud vs on-premises signage
- Cloud digital signage is hosted by the vendor and managed over the internet; on-premises (self-hosted) runs the platform on your own servers for data-residency or air-gapped needs. Vewport is EU-hosted by default, with an Odoo self-host distribution when you need it.
- Open-source vs proprietary players
- Open-source signage players are free to modify but you self-host and maintain them; proprietary players are vendor-managed but can tie you to specific hardware or licenses. Vewport is a managed platform with a browser-based player and no per-device license.
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