compander: Meaning and Definition of

com•pand•er

Pronunciation: (kum-pan'dur), [key]
— n. Electronics.
  1. (in a communications path) a combination of a compressor at one point and an expander at another, the compressor reducing the volume of a signal and the expander restoring it.
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