"upshifter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: upshifters [plural]
Etymology: upshift + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|upshift|er}} upshift + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} upshifter (plural upshifters)
  1. (engineering) A process, algorithm, etc. that shifts something to a higher level or frequency. Categories (topical): Engineering

Inflected forms

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