In video display systems, noise that (a) is uniformly distributed on the display surface, such as that of a television or radar screen , (b) has the appearance of a uniform distribution of fixed or moving spots, mottling, or speckling, and (c) is usually caused by random noise on an intensity -modulated signal in a display device , such as a cathode-ray tube.
SNOW
Meaning of SNOW in English
Telecommunication standard terms English vocab. Английский словарь стандартных телекоммуникационных терминов. 2012