"preemphasis" meaning in English

See preemphasis in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From pre- + emphasis. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|emphasis}} pre- + emphasis Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} preemphasis (uncountable)
  1. Amplification applied to certain frequencies of a signal to improve its signal-to-noise ratio. Wikipedia link: preemphasis Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-preemphasis-en-noun-9eAT9t0B Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pre-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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