limiter

English

noun
Definitions
  • That which limits or confines.
  • (electronics) A circuit that allows signals below a specified input threshold to pass unaffected while attenuating the peaks of stronger signals.
  • (historical) A friar who had a license to beg within certain bounds.

Etymology

Suffix from English limit.

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English

limit

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