automatic contrast control
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automatic contrast control
[¦ȯd·ə¦mad·ik ′kän‚trast kən‚trōl] (electronics)
A circuit that varies the gain of the radio-frequency and video intermediate-frequency amplifiers in such a way that the contrast of the television picture is maintained at a constant average level.
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