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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A trademark for an electronic device that eliminates noise from recorded sound and audio signals.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun United States electrical engineer who devised the Dolby system used to reduce background noise in tape recording

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