limiters

/L IH1 M IH0 T ER0 Z/
noun
  1. 1

    That which limits or confines.

  2. 2

    A circuit that allows signals below a specified input threshold to pass unaffected while attenuating the peaks of stronger signals.

  3. 3

    A friar who had a license to beg within certain bounds.

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