Dolby
[ dohl-bee, dawl- ]
/ ˈdoʊl bi, ˈdɔl- /
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Trademark.
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
trademark any of various specialized electronic circuits, esp those used for noise reduction in tape recorders by functioning as companders on high-frequency signals
Word Origin for Dolby
named after R. Dolby (born 1933), its US inventor
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