expander: Meaning and Definition of

ex•pand•er

Pronunciation: (ik-span'dur), [key]
— n.
  1. a person or thing that expands.
  2. a transducer that produces an output with a range of voltages greater than that of the input signal. Cf. compressor (def. 5).
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