time stretch analog-to-digital converter

noun

A device for digitizing analog signals of very high bandwidth, effectively slowing down the original signal in time (or compressing its bandwidth) before it can be digitized by a slow electronic ADC.

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Meanings

nountime stretch analog-to-digital converter (plural time stretch analog-to-digital converters)

plural time stretch analog-to-digital converters

  1. businessA device for digitizing analog signals of very high bandwidth, effectively slowing down the original signal in time (or compressing its bandwidth) before it can be digitized by a slow electronic ADC.
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