Meanings
nouncanceler (plural cancelers)
plural cancelers · alternative canceller
- agentAgent noun of cancel: something that, or someone who cancels something; specifically an electronic device that cancels a signal.
The echo canceler is basically an adaptive tapped delay-line filter with near and far-end sections.
2003, Steven A. Tretter, Communication system design using DSP algorithms
Origin
- Old Frenchcanceler
- Anglo-Normancanceler
- Middle Englishcancellen
- Englishcancel
- Englishcanceler
From cancel + -er. Piecewise doublet of chancellor.
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canceler. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canceler
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“canceler.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canceler. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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