signal generator

British  

noun

1. electrical engineering an apparatus used to generate a signal consisting of a known oscillating voltage, usually between 1 microvolt and 1 volt, over a range of frequencies, to test electronic equipment

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Example Sentences

"However, we found that at high frequencies, a signal generator based on a photonic device had much less phase noise than a conventional electrical signal generator."

From Science Daily

They then set up a 300 GHz-band wireless communication system that employs the laser-based signal generator in both the transmitter and receiver.

From Science Daily

Then they looked at the strength of transmissions between a radio-frequency signal generator and receiver antenna placed at different spots around test subjects' heads, both with and without the helmet.

From Salon

A source with a triangle oscillator, which can then be frequency modulated or refolded to make a more complex tone, a random signal generator that uses pink noise as its source, two low-pass gate circuits that package a filter with an amp, a spacey reverb-like effect, a split for combining or separating inputs, a utility for mixing and controlling signals, two envelope generators, and the sequencer.

From The Verge

Trading.co.uk chief Gareth Mann said the Trump signal generator used artificial intelligence technology to differentiate between tweets or other messages that, for example, just mention Boeing and those liable to move markets.

From Reuters