auto-tuner

noun

Any device that performs automatic tuning (as of an engine or industrial process).

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Meanings

nounauto-tuner (plural auto-tuners)

plural auto-tuners

  1. Any device that performs automatic tuning (as of an engine or industrial process).
  2. entertainmentA device that corrects the intonation of an audio signal without affecting other aspects of the sound, sometimes used to fix off-key singing.

Origin

From auto- + tuner.

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APA

auto-tuner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auto-tuner

MLA

“auto-tuner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auto-tuner. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “auto-tuner,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auto-tuner.

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