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.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Squelch
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squelch
Noun
- A squelching sound.
Verb
- to halt, stop, eliminate, stamp out, or put down, often suddenly or by force
- Even the king’s announcement could not squelch the rumors.
- to suppress the unwanted hiss or static between received transmissions by adjusting the gain of your receiver.
- to make a sucking, splashing noise as when walking on muddy ground
- The mud squelched underfoot; it had been raining all night.
- 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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