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LIMITER
limiter, clipper
(noun) (electronics) a nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used to limit the instantaneous amplitude of a waveform (to clip off the peaks of a waveform); “a limiter introduces amplitude distortion”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
limiter (plural limiters)
That which limits or confines.
(electronics) A circuit that allows signals below a specified input threshold to pass unaffected while attenuating the peaks of stronger signals.
(historical) A friar who had a license to beg within certain bounds.
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• Leitrim
Source: Wiktionary
Lim"it*er, n.
1. One who, or that which, limits.
2. A friar licensed to beg within certain bounds, or whose duty was limited to a certain district. [Formerly written also limitour.] Chaucer. A limitour of the Gray Friars, in the time of his limitation, preached many times, and had one sermon at all times. Latimer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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