A/D converter

American  

noun

1. Electronics. In full, analog-to-digital converter. an electronic device that converts an analog voltage input to a digital numerical value expressing the strength of the voltage. Compare D/A converter.

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A/D converter Scientific  

1. Short for analog to digital converter. An electronic device that takes a voltage source as an input, and yields a digital numerical output indicating the strength of the voltage at the source. A/D converters are used in digital recording devices, in which an audio signal in an electronic circuit (as picked up by a microphone) is digitized and recorded on disk or tape.

2. Compare D/A converter

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