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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.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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