Dustbug
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A dust control device for use with a record player that sweeps dust from in front of the needle onto an absorbent pad.
"The dustbug or groove-tracking type (there are different models for turntables and changers) sweeps the groove ahead of the stylus and the dust flicked out by a tiny brush is absorbed by a chemically treated pad."
Example
More examples"The dustbug or groove-tracking type (there are different models for turntables and changers) sweeps the groove ahead of the stylus and the dust flicked out by a tiny brush is absorbed by a chemically treated pad."
Etymology
From dust + bug.
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