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balanced detector

balanced detector

[′bal·ənst di′tek·tər]
(electronics)
A detector used in frequency-modulation receivers; in one form the audio output is the rectified difference between voltages produced across two resonant circuits, one being tuned slightly above the carrier frequency and one slightly below.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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