Definition of Analog-to-digital converter

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Analog to Digital Converter
adapter which converts analog signals into digital signals, ADC

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Analog-to-digital converter Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

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analog-to-digital converter

Noun
1. device for converting analogue signals into digital signals
(synonym) digitizer, digitiser, analog-digital converter
(hypernym) data converter


Analog-to-digital converter Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries

Guitar Glossary
Analog-to-Digital Converter
Also known as 'A/D converter', an electrical circuit or chip that converts an analog audio signal into a digital bit stream.

The DJ Glossary
Analog To Digital Converter
The device which does the conversion of a signal that has continuous changes (usually of voltage) into numbers that approximate those changes.


Analog-to-digital converter Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries

Telecommunication Standard Terms
analog to digital converter (ADC)
A device that converts an analog signal to a digital signal that represents equivalent information. (188 ) Synonyms analog-to-digital (A-D) coder, analog-to-digital (A-D) encoder.

Abbreviation Airbus A340
A/DC
Analog-to-Digital Converter: Used for converting analog signals into digital signals in order to make them available for other digital units.


Analog-to-digital converter Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries

A Glossary of Internet & PC Terminology
ADC
Analog to Digital Converter. A device which converts analog information to digital.

Jensen's Technology Glossary
ADC
Analog to Digital Converter that converts analog sound to binary code form (digital information). (See also DAC , Modem and Video )

Glossary of Electronic Music Terms
analog-to-digital (A/D) converter
A device that changes the continuous fluctuations in voltage from an analog device (such as a microphone) into digital information that can be stored or processed in a sampler, digital signal processor, or digital recording device.

The CD Recordable Glossary
Analog to Digital Converter (A/D)
A device that samples an analog signal at regular intervals and quantizes each sample, that is, represents each sample's value with a binary number of some predetermined length. Analog-to-Digital conversion samples analog signals to produce a digital signal that describes the original analog signal.


Analog-to-digital converter Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

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Analog-to-digital converter
An analog-to-digital converter (abbreviated ADC, A/D or A to D) is an electronic integrated circuit, which converts continuous signals to discrete digital numbers. The reverse operation is performed by a digital-to-analog converter (DAC).

Typically, an ADC is an electronic device that converts an input analog voltage (or current) to a digital number. The digital output may be using different coding schemes, such as binary and two's complement binary. However, some non-electronic or only partially electronic devices, such as rotary encoders, can also be considered ADCs.


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