SQUELCH

Squelch

In telecommunications, squelch is a circuit function that acts to suppress the audio output of a receiver in the absence of a sufficiently strong desired input signal. Squelch is widely used in two-way radios to suppress the annoying sound of channel noise when the radio is not receiving a transmission.

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squelch

Noun

  1. A squelching sound.

Verb

  1. to halt, stop, eliminate, stamp out, or put down, often suddenly or by force
    Even the king’s announcement could not squelch the rumors.
  2. to suppress the unwanted hiss or static between received transmissions by adjusting the gain of your receiver.
  3. to make a sucking, splashing noise as when walking on muddy ground
    The mud squelched underfoot; it had been raining all night.
  4. to walk or step through a substance such as mud
    The mud was thick and sticky underfoot, but we squelched through it nonetheless.


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