"bang-bang" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-bang-bang.wav
Head templates: {{en-adj|-|head=bang-bang}} bang-bang (not comparable)
  1. (control theory) Applied to a kind of feedback control, or controller, that switches abruptly between two states. Tags: not-comparable Related terms (control theory): hysteresis
    Sense id: en-bang-bang-en-adj-MVxZqfNj Disambiguation of 'control theory': 56 44
  2. (baseball) Of a play, very close between being an out and being safe. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Baseball
    Sense id: en-bang-bang-en-adj-a5we-WST Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English reduplicated coordinated pairs, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of English reduplicated coordinated pairs: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86 Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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