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nounprescaler (plural prescalers)
plural prescalers
- businessA counting circuit used to reduce a high-frequency electrical signal to a lower frequency by integer division.
Synonyms: predivider
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nounA counting circuit used to reduce a high-frequency electrical signal to a lower frequency by integer division.
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prescaler. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prescaler
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“prescaler.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prescaler. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prescaler,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prescaler.
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