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pulse-code modulation

American  
[puhls-kohd] / ˈpʌlsˌkoʊd /

noun

Telecommunications.

  1. a form of modulation that transforms a wave-form, as an audio signal, into a binary signal in which information is conveyed by a coded order of pulses for transmission, storage on a disk, or processing by a computer. PCM

pulse code modulation British  

noun

  1.  pcm.  electronics a form of pulse modulation in which the information is carried by coded groups of pulses

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Etymology

Origin of pulse-code modulation

First recorded in 1945–50

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