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Limiter

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    That which limits or confines.

    "The limiter automatically put on the brakes to keep the machine from going too fast."

  2. 2
    (electronics) a nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used to limit the instantaneous amplitude of a waveform (to clip off the peaks of a waveform) wordnet
  3. 3
    A circuit that allows signals below a specified input threshold to pass unaffected while attenuating the peaks of stronger signals.
  4. 4
    A friar who had a license to beg within certain bounds. historical

Etymology

From limit + -er.

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