hot microphones

A form of hot microphone — A microphone that is activated (but not powered) by the sound of the user's voice, allowing it to pick up speech without having to be manually turned on, while still rejecting background noise unaccompanied by speech.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of hot microphone
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