pulse-code modulation
[ puhls-kohd ]
nounTelecommunications.
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. Abbreviation: PCM
Origin of pulse-code modulation
1First recorded in 1945–50
Words Nearby pulse-code modulation
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British Dictionary definitions for pulse code modulation
pulse code modulation
noun
electronics a form of pulse modulation in which the information is carried by coded groups of pulses: Abbreviation: pcm
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