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Definition of Analog-to-digital converter
1. Noun. Device for converting analogue signals into digital signals.
Generic synonyms: Data Converter
Derivative terms: Digitise, Digitize
Definition of Analog-to-digital converter
1. Noun. (electronics) A device that converts an infinite resolution analog signal to a finite resolution digital signal. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Analog-to-digital Converter
Literary usage of Analog-to-digital converter
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New Everyday: Views on Ambient Intelligenceby Stefano Marzano by Stefano Marzano (2003)
"The power requirements of an analog-to-digital converter depend on the bandwidth
and resolution (ie.accuracy) of the sensor signal. ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"An analog-to-digital converter operating at very high speeds (20 nanoseconds)
continuously changes the analog voltage levels to discrete stepped values. ..."
3. Small Business Innovation Research: Abstracts of Phase I Awards (1995) by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"... ultra-fast, high- resolution flash analog-to-digital converter (ADC) for
digitizing high-energy particle detector signals is planned. ..."
4. Measurements for Competitiveness in Electronics (1994)
"These include a 30-bit binary counter that is capable of counting at rates up to
100 gigahertz, an analog-to-digital converter that can operate at rates in ..."