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pulse′-time modula′tion
(puls′tīm′),USA pronunciation [Electronics.]
- Telecommunications, Radio and Televisionradio transmission in which the carrier is modulated to produce a series of pulses timed to transmit the amplitude and pitch of a signal. Abbr.: PTM
- 1940–45
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