"acoustic coupler" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: acoustic couplers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} acoustic coupler (plural acoustic couplers)
  1. An interface device for coupling electrical signals by acoustical means. Translations (interface device for coupling electrical signals by acoustical means): akustinen liitin (Finnish), akustinen kytkin (Finnish), akustinen liitäntä (Finnish), cuplor comandat acustic [neuter] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-acoustic_coupler-en-noun-Q1ch~ScB Disambiguation of 'interface device for coupling electrical signals by acoustical means': 83 17
  2. (dated, telecommunications) A terminal device used to link data terminals and radio sets with the telephone network. Tags: dated Categories (topical): Telecommunications Translations (terminal device used to link data terminals and radio sets with the telephone network): akustika kuplilo (Esperanto), akustinen liitin (Finnish), akustinen liitäntä (Finnish), Akustikkoppler [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-acoustic_coupler-en-noun-wVzBdIq8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Topics: communications, electrical-engineering, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, telecommunications Disambiguation of 'terminal device used to link data terminals and radio sets with the telephone network': 10 90

Inflected forms

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