Definition of Analog-to-digital converter

1. Noun. Device for converting analogue signals into digital signals.

Exact synonyms: Analog-digital Converter, Digitiser, Digitizer
Generic synonyms: Data Converter
Derivative terms: Digitise, Digitize

Definition of Analog-to-digital converter

1. Noun. (electronics) A device that converts an infinite resolution analog signal to a finite resolution digital signal. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Analog-to-digital Converter

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analingus
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anally
anally inflicted death sentence
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analog-digital conversion
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analog-to-digital converter (current term)
analog-to-digital converters
analog clock
analog clocks
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analog computers
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analogal
analogic
analogical
analogically

Literary usage of Analog-to-digital converter

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The New Everyday: Views on Ambient Intelligenceby Stefano Marzano by Stefano Marzano (2003)
"The power requirements of an analog-to-digital converter depend on the bandwidth and resolution (ie.accuracy) of the sensor signal. ..."

2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"An analog-to-digital converter operating at very high speeds (20 nanoseconds) continuously changes the analog voltage levels to discrete stepped values. ..."

3. Small Business Innovation Research: Abstracts of Phase I Awards (1995) by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"... ultra-fast, high- resolution flash analog-to-digital converter (ADC) for digitizing high-energy particle detector signals is planned. ..."

4. Measurements for Competitiveness in Electronics (1994)
"These include a 30-bit binary counter that is capable of counting at rates up to 100 gigahertz, an analog-to-digital converter that can operate at rates in ..."

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