low-noise amplifier

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low-noise amplifier [′lō ‚nȯiz ′am·plə‚fī·ər]

(electronics)

An amplifier having very low background noise when the desired signal is weak or absent; field-effect transistors are used in audio preamplifiers for this purpose.

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