"brick-wall limiter" meaning in All languages combined

See brick-wall limiter on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: brick-wall limiters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} brick-wall limiter (plural brick-wall limiters)
  1. (electronics) A limiter circuit that completely cuts off signals above a specified threshold, rather than merely attenuating the peaks.

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