"high fidelity" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} high fidelity (not comparable)
  1. (of a sound system) Characterized by minimal distortion. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-high_fidelity-en-adj-J5aEfIzK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 13 41

Noun

Forms: as hi-fi [abbreviation], HiFi [abbreviation]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} high fidelity (uncountable)
  1. The electronic reproduction of a given sound or image with relatively high accuracy. Tags: uncountable Translations (electronic system): 高保真 (gāobǎozhēn) (Chinese Mandarin), altfidelo (Esperanto), kõrge helikvaliteediga (Estonian), hifi (Finnish), haute-fidélité [feminine] (French), υψηλή πιστότητα (ypsilí pistótita) [feminine] (Greek), ard-dílseacht [feminine] (Irish), ハイファイ (haifai) (Japanese), înaltă fidelitate [feminine] (Romanian), хай-фа́й (xaj-fáj) [masculine] (Russian), alta fidelidad (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-high_fidelity-en-noun-PFd5hfdo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 13 41 Disambiguation of 'electronic system': 88 12
  2. A high-quality reproduction of sound. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-high_fidelity-en-noun-XcdTENMA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 13 41

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