limiter

 [lim-i-ter]  

lim·it·er

   [lim-i-ter]
noun
1.
a person or thing that limits.
2.
Electronics. a device or circuit for limiting the amplitude of a radio, telephone, or recording signal to some predetermined level.
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Origin:
1350–1400; limit + -er1; replacing Middle English limitour (see -or2)
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Limiter is always a great word to know.
So is resistor-inductor-capacitor circuit. Does it mean:
electric circuit with resistor, inductor, capacitor and ac generator
time taken for current to reach maximum value
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limiter (ˈlɪmɪtə)
 
—n
Also called: clipper an electronic circuit that produces an output signal whose positive or negative amplitude, or both, is limited to some predetermined value above which the peaks become flattened

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