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Noun: compander  kóm'pan-du(r)
  1. A system for improving the signal-to-noise ratio of a signal at a transmitter or recorder by first compressing the volume range of the signal and then restoring it to its original amplitude level at the receiving or reproducing apparatus.
    - compandor

Derived forms: companders

Type of: electronic device

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