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de-emphasis

/diːˈɛmfəsɪs/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A reduction in emphasis.
  2. A signal distortion, carried out at a receiver, in order to undo the effects of pre-emphasis at the transmitter.
  3. A reduction of the level of all bits except the first one after a transition.

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Sources

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