horizontal synchronizing pulse

horizontal synchronizing pulse

[‚här·ə′zänt·əl ′siŋ·krə‚niz·iŋ ‚pəls]

(electronics)

The rectangular pulse transmitted at the end of each line in a television system, to keep the receiver in line-by-line synchronism with the transmitter. Also known as line synchronizing pulse.

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