DEMODULATION

demodulation

(noun) (electronics) the reception of a signal by extracting it from the carrier wave

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

demodulation (countable and uncountable, plural demodulations)

The inverse of the effect of modulation, or applying a signal to a carrier.

A radio transmitter applies modulation to a carrier wave and the receiver applies demodulation to it to recover the message.

Source: Wiktionary



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