"limiter" meaning in English

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        "A circuit that allows signals below a specified input threshold to pass unaffected while attenuating the peaks of stronger signals."
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        "(electronics) A circuit that allows signals below a specified input threshold to pass unaffected while attenuating the peaks of stronger signals."
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        "A friar who had a license to beg within certain bounds."
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