Dolby

[ dohl-bee, dawl- ]

Trademark.
  1. a brand of system for reducing high-frequency noise in audiotape using various electronic devices during recording and playback.

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Dolby

/ (ˈdɒlbɪ) /


noun
  1. trademark any of various specialized electronic circuits, esp those used for noise reduction in tape recorders by functioning as companders on high-frequency signals

Origin of Dolby

1
named after R. Dolby (born 1933), its US inventor

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