high fidelity

American  

noun

Electronics.

1. sound reproduction over the full range of audible frequencies with very little distortion of the original signal.

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high fidelity British  

noun

1. Often shortened to: hi-fi. 

   1. the reproduction of sound using electronic equipment that gives faithful reproduction with little or no distortion

   2. ( as modifier )

      a high-fidelity amplifier

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Other Word Forms

• high-fidelity
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of high fidelity

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

Says one cynical executive: "High fidelity is the chlorophyll of the record business."

From Time Magazine Archive

High fidelity sound, rich video resources, computer graphics, and a variety of devices for individualized human interaction provide the technological basis for what emerges as a ubiquitous computing environment.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai