SECAM

one of the three primary standards for television broadcasts (used primarily in France, the Middle East and Eastern Europe)

SECAM, also written SÉCAM (Séquentiel couleur à mémoire, French for "Sequential Color with Memory"), is an analog color television system first used in France. A team led by Henri de France working at Compagnie Française de Télévision (later bought by Thomson) invented SECAM. It is, historically, the first European color television standard.
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SECAM, Sequential Couleur Avec Memoire, one of the three primary standards for television broadcasts (used primarily in France, the Middle East and Eastern Europe)

v. dry, desiccate; drain; exsiccate; scorch, sear; wither, rub down

Acronym for système electronique couleur avec memoire. A television signal standard (625 lines, 50 Hz, 220 V primary power) used in France, eastern European countries, the former USSR, and some African countries.