DSP

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Initialism of digital signal processor.

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nounDSP (countable and uncountable, plural DSPs)

plural DSPs

  1. abbreviationcountableinitialismbusinessInitialism of digital signal processor.
  2. abbreviationinitialismuncountablebusinessInitialism of digital signal processing.
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    Users are most likely to come across the term “digital signal processing” (DSP) while looking for a new pair of earbuds, home theatre systems or other audio electronics products. Some might think of it as a casual term used for marketing, but DSP is a very complicated subject. Digital signal processing involves taking an audio signal (it can be any signal but in this case it's audio) and digitally manipulating it to achieve the desired result.

    2022 May 19, Arghanshu Bose, “Explained: What is digital signal processing and how is it used in audio products”, in The Times of India, India, archived from the original on 07 Sep 2025
  3. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableentertainmentInitialism of digital service provider.
  4. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of demand-side platform.
  5. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableinitialism of (Latin) decessit sine prole (“died without issue”).

    My name’s Saint-George and the Governor forgot to provide me with any brothers. So the minute they write d.s.p. after me, Uncle Peter’s for it.

    1935, Dorothy L. Sayers, Gaudy Night

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