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fad·er

   [fey-der]
noun
1.
a person or thing that fades.
2.
Movies, Broadcasting, Recording. a multiple-unit volume control used in changing gradually from one signal source to another, decreasing the volume from the first audio or visual source while increasing the volume from the second.
Origin:
1930–35; fade + -er1
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Fader is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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fade (feɪd)
 
—vb
1.  to lose or cause to lose brightness, colour, or clarity
2.  (intr) to lose freshness, vigour, or youth; wither
3.  (intr; usually foll by away or out) to vanish slowly; die out
4.  a.  to decrease the brightness or volume of (a television or radio programme or film sequence) or (of a television programme, etc) to decrease in this way
 b.  to decrease the volume of (a sound) in a recording system or (of a sound) to be so reduced in volume
5.  (intr) (of the brakes of a vehicle) to lose power
6.  to cause (a golf ball) to move with a controlled left-to-right trajectory or (of a golf ball) to veer gradually from left to right
 
—n
7.  the act or an instance of fading
 
[C14: from fade (adj) dull, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin fatidus (unattested), probably blend of Latin vapidusvapid + Latin fatuusfatuous]
 
'fadable
 
—adj
 
'fadedness
 
—n
 
'fader
 
—n

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fader
sound control device, 1931, agent noun from fade.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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