digital-to-analog converter
noun
Simple meaning
A device that converts a finite resolution digital signal to an infinite resolution analog signal.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
dijuhtuhltohuhnuhlawgkuhnverterSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈdɪdʒətəlˈtoʊənəlɔɡkənvɚtɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
electronics
A device that converts a finite resolution digital signal to an infinite resolution analog signal.
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How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: A device that converts a finite resolution digital signal to an infinite resolution analog signal.
Used this way, digital-to-analog converter is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in technology and technical or specialist writing contexts.
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- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Technology
- Technical/specialist writing
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