"debounce" meaning in All languages combined

See debounce on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /diːˈbaʊns/ [UK] Forms: debounces [present, singular, third-person], debouncing [participle, present], debounced [participle, past], debounced [past]
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  1. (electronics) To remove the small ripple of current that forms when a mechanical switch is pushed in an electrical circuit and makes a series of short contacts. Translations (electronics: to remove the small ripple of current): entprellen (German)
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  2. (programming, by extension) To discard events or signals that should not be processed because they occurred too close together. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-debounce-en-verb-Zsp2KmL2 Categories (other): Programming, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 43 57 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 44 56 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 44 56 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 47 53 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 33 67 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: debouncer Related terms: keybounce

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