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light amplifier [′līt ‚am·plə‚fī·ər]

(electronics)

Any electronic device which, when actuated by a light image, reproduces a similar image of enhanced brightness, and which is capable of operating at very low light levels without introducing spurious brightness variations (noise) into the reproduced image. Also known as image intensifier.

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